Making weather connections. Student task A. Four connections. 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make four sets of four connections:

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1 Student task A 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make four sets of four connections: temperature Beaufort rain gauge barometer anticyclone snow C anemometer precipitation Six s depression gale pressure wind speed mm/year thermometer A beach in the Maldives Ahmed Zahid How does the image link to one or more of your connections? Page 1 of 11

2 Student task B 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make five sets of four connections: okta pressure rain gauge Stratus Cirrus snow anticyclone anemometer precipitation Six s Cumulus gale barometer thermometer mm/year C Beaufort depression temperature wind speed Page 2 of 11

3 Student task C 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make four sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards: okta pressure rain gauge Stratus Cirrus snow anticyclone anemometer precipitation hydrograph Cumulus gale barometer Bangladesh mm/year Mercalli Beaufort depression solution wind speed Page 3 of 11

4 Student task D 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make five sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards: wind speed pressure rain gauge Sahara desert Cirrus Campbell-Stokes anticyclone anemometer precipitation isotherm Equator gale Beaufort thermometer drizzle C Bangladesh Cumulus isohyet barometer okta isobar temperature Stratus Page 4 of 11

5 Student task E 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make six sets of four connections and to leave four unconnected cards: Cirrus warm front okta isohyet Stratus Bangladesh relative humidity gentle breeze Beaufort thermometer drizzle C anemometer Cumulus cold front barometer pressure isobar temperature snow occlusion sunshine recorder isotherm wind speed anticyclone warm sector altitude precipitation Page 5 of 11

6 Student task F 1. Cut and arrange the cards below to make six sets of four connections and to leave eight unconnected cards: hydrograph warm front okta isohyet pressure Bangladesh warm sector gentle breeze C The Gulf Stream Arctic Ocean anticyclone anemometer Cumulus cold front barometer relative humidity isobar temperature Beaufort occlusion sunshine recorder snow wind speed thermometer isotherm altitude precipitation drizzle solution Cirrus Stratus Page 6 of 11

7 Suggested answers (student task A) temperature Six s C thermometer Beaufort wind speed anemometer gale precipitation snow rain gauge mm/year pressure anticyclone depression barometer Temperature can be measured in C using a thermometer e.g. the Six s thermometer used for measuring maximum and minimum temperatures. See The Beaufort scale can be used as an indication of wind speed. Alternatively, an anemometer gives an accurate measurement of wind speed. A gale is eight on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See or for the Beaufort scale. Snow is one type of precipitation and can be measured using a rain gauge. The measurement is usually given as mm/year. Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure and depressions are centred on an area of low pressure. Image credit: Ahmed Zahid The image shows a beach scene in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, a popular tourist destination. Links could be made to the temperature, a lack of precipitation and a low wind speed Page 7 of 11

8 Suggested answers (student task B) The connections grid on page two of the resource could be used either as an additional task after completion of the first connections grid or as a differentiated version. temperature Six s C thermometer Beaufort wind speed anemometer gale precipitation snow rain gauge mm/year pressure anticyclone depression barometer Cirrus Cumulus Stratus okta Temperature can be measured in C using a thermometer e.g. the Six s thermometer used for measuring maximum and minimum temperatures. See The Beaufort scale can be used as an indication of wind speed. Alternatively, an anemometer gives an accurate measurement of wind speed. A gale is eight on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See or for the Beaufort scale. Snow is one type of precipitation and can be measured using a rain gauge. The measurement usually given as mm/year. Atmospheric pressure is measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure and depressions are centred on an area of low pressure. Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be measured in oktas or eighths of the sky. Suggested answers (student task C) The answers are the same as for student task B omitting the temperature connections but generate the four unconnected cards of Bangladesh, hydrograph, Mercalli and solution Page 8 of 11

9 Suggested answers (student task D) Connections grid D builds on the previous exercises. It introduces vocabulary that is more advanced. It could be used either as an additional task after completion of previous grid(s) or as a differentiated version, possibly for homework with the students being asked to provide illustrations/images of the terms. temperature thermometer C isotherm precipitation rain gauge isohyet drizzle wind speed anemometer Beaufort gale pressure barometer anticyclone isobar Cirrus Cumulus Stratus okta Temperature can be measured in C using a thermometer and lines of equal temperature are shown on a weather map with an isotherm. Drizzle is one form of precipitation and can be measured with a rain gauge. Lines of equal rainfall on a weather map are known as isohyets. Wind speed can be measured be either an anemometer or by using the Beaufort scale. A gale is eight on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 62 to 74 km/h. See or for the Beaufort scale. Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure. A line of equal pressure on a weather map is an isobar. Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be measured in oktas or eighths of the sky. The four unconnected cards are: Bangladesh, Campbell-Stokes, Equator and the Sahara desert Page 9 of 11

10 Suggested answers (student task E) Connections grid E is the most advanced version of the previous five connections grids with additional advanced vocabulary. It could also be used either as an additional task after completion of previous grid or as a differentiated version, again possibly for homework with the students being asked to provide illustrations/images and definitions of the terms. temperature thermometer C isotherm precipitation snow isohyet drizzle wind speed anemometer Beaufort gentle breeze pressure barometer anticyclone isobar Cirrus Cumulus Stratus okta cold front warm front warm sector occlusion Temperature can be measured in C using a thermometer and lines of equal temperature are shown on a weather map with an isotherm. Both snow and drizzle are forms of precipitation. Lines of equal rainfall on a weather map are known as isohyets. Average snowfall to rain is in the ration of 10:1 but with more densely packed snow, this is in the ratio of 8:1 and with snow that is more powdery, the ratio is approximately 14:1. Wind speed can be measured be either an anemometer or by using the Beaufort scale. A gentle breeze is three on the Beaufort scale with a wind speed of 12 to 19 km/h. See or for the Beaufort scale. Atmospheric pressure can be measured using a barometer. Anticyclones are areas of high atmospheric pressure. A line of equal pressure on a weather map is an isobar. Cirrus, Cumulus and Stratus are the three main types of cloud. Cloud cover can be measured in oktas or eighths of the sky Page 10 of 11

11 The area between the warm front and the cold front of a depression is the warm sector. An occluded front or occlusion is where the cold front has caught up with the warm front. The four unconnected cards are: altitude, Bangladesh, relative humidity and sunshine recorder. Suggested answers (student task F) Connections grid F builds on the previous grids but uses six sets of connections and adds an additional layer of differentiation by using eight distractors. The connected answers are identical to those of student task E. temperature thermometer C isotherm precipitation snow isohyet drizzle wind speed anemometer Beaufort gentle breeze pressure barometer anticyclone isobar Cirrus Cumulus Stratus okta cold front warm front warm sector occlusion The eight unconnected cards are: altitude, Arctic Ocean, Bangladesh, hydrograph, relative humidity, solution, sunshine recorder and The Gulf Stream Page 11 of 11