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== = __Weather and climate__ = == Textbook Reference:Revise KS3 Geography Study Guide:pages 51 - 55, 58 - 63 == Our first task to is to look at the water cycle. Them we find the difference between weather and climate, before we look ans see some of the ways that weather affects our behaviour.

**Lesson 1:** The water cycle, the difference between climate and weather, and how they affect what we do **PowerPoint:** **Class Notes:** **Homework:** **Links you may need:** media type="file" key="water cycle.swf" width="360" height="360" align="center"

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**Lesson 2:** How do we measure weather? What do weather forecasts do? **PowerPoint:** **Class Notes:** **Homework:** **Links you may need:** The link to the weather forcast page: **@http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/forecastmaps?LANG=en&CONT=euro**

**Lesson 3:** Looking at rain, wind and clouds. **PowerPoint:** **Class Notes:** **Homework:** **Links you may need:** media type="file" key="raintypes.swf" width="570" height="570" **Lesson 4:** Why is weather not the same in every part of the United Kingdom? **PowerPoint:** **Class Notes:** **Homework:** **Links you may need:**

**Lesson 5:** What is a micro-climate? **PowerPoint:** **Class Notes:** **Homework:** **Links you may need:**