UNIT X UNIT 1 | 41 Instructional Routine: Media p. Txxxvii What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate? This video describes the difference between weather and climate. Viewing Strategy: Central Ideas and Relevant Details • Discuss the strategy Direct students’ attention to the Viewing Strategy box. Read the strategy aloud. Explain to students that after they have watched the video you will ask them to tell you the central idea. • Build vocabulary Use the vocabulary routine to introduce the Useful Vocabulary. Hand each group an envelope that contains the Useful Vocabulary words and the meanings that you have divided and cut into separate strips. Groups have to match the vocabulary word with the meaning and then read it to the group. Before Viewing Activate prior knowledge Clarify unfamiliar terms in the questions. Give small groups time to discuss. ANSWERS Sample answer: 1. It is sunny. Sample answer: 2. We have a temperate climate, not too cold, not too hot. 3. Weather is the temporary condition of our immediate surroundings at a certain time. Climate describes the typical weather conditions in a region over a very long time. During Viewing View with understanding Read the questions aloud. Remind students to listen for answers to the questions as they watch closely. ANSWERS 1. Keeping an eye on the weather can help you decide whether to go outside or stay inside. 2. NASA satellites can measure rises in sea level and track changes in climate by measuring the clouds. 3. Melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland causes sea levels to rise. After Viewing Express comprehension Have students work in pairs to answer the questions. ANSWERS Sample answers: 1. Satellites can help us to keep track of climate change. 2. Satellites monitor sea-level rise from space. Satellites can track changes in the climate by measuring clouds. 3. It’s important to know about Earth’s changing climate so that we can be responsible in how we use its resources. Practice Book p. 22 Assessment Program Unit Test pp. 11–18 Proficiency Assessment: End-of-Unit Exam EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE COMMUNICATE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Talk and write: What’s the difference between weather and climate? Summarize the difference between weather and climate. What is NASA’s role in weather and climate? DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Have students watch the video again while you provide language to describe the facts. Pause at strategic points and explain using the Useful Vocabulary. Amplify Tell students to create a cartoon or a poster to present the facts from the video about the difference between weather and climate. Before Viewing NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Researchers at NASA study weather and climate. 1. What is the weather in your area this week? 2. What is the climate in your region? Describe. 3. How are weather and climate different? During Viewing Watch the video. Look for answers to these questions. 1. How does keeping an eye on the weather help people plan? 2. What two things can NASA satellites measure? 3. What causes sea levels to rise? After Viewing Answer the questions. 1. What is the central idea about satellites? 2. What are two relevant details about satellites? 3. Why do you think it’s important to know about Earth’s changing climate? USEFUL VOCABULARY Antarctica Greenland keep an eye on monitor orbit satellite sea level temporary track typical VIEWING STRATEGY Central Ideas and Relevant Details The central ideas are the most important points. The relevant details support the central ideas. What’s the Di erence Between Weather and Climate? CONNECT TO Media UNIT 1 41 UNIT 1 / CONNECT TO MEDIA
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