Lesson video

Hello, I'm Mrs. Lomas, and I'm a primary school teacher.

Today we are going to be learning some geography together.

I'm very excited because geography is my favourite subject.

I just really love learning all about the world.

So let's see what we're going to be doing today, shall we? So today we're going to be looking at the weather where I live and in the UK.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to use maps and atlases to talk about weather and climate in the UK and where you live.

We have some key words for today's lesson, average, climate, meteorologist, temperature, and weather.

Let's have a go at my turn your turn.

Ready? Average, climate, meteorologist.

That one's a bit tricky.

Should we have another go at that one? Meteorologist, temperature, weather.

Well done everybody.

Today's lesson is split up into three parts.

We will start with weather and climate, and then where are the sunniest parts of the UK, and lastly, weather and outdoor activities.

So let's get going with weather and climate.

Weather is what is happening outside right now.

How hot or cold is it? How wet or dry? How windy or calm? Is it a clear day or a cloudy day? I want you to pause the video and see what the weather is like right now outside your classroom and then come back and we'll move on.

I hope you have nice weather today.

What clothing do you wear in different types of weather? I want you to pause the video here, think, pair share your ideas and then come back when you are ready.

Right.

If we measure the weather over time, we notice patterns of weather called climate.

This helps us predict what the weather should be like.

Climate is what we expect.

Weather is what we get.

And you can see here on the screen you've got a few days collection there of what the weather was like over one, two, three, four, over about 20 days.

Sorry, I had to do a little bit of maths there, and then eventually that will tell us the climate.

Right.

Let's fill in the missing words.

You can choose either climate or weather.

So is a long time pattern of weather, and B is what is happening outside right now.

Pause the video, have a go, and come back and check your answers.

Let's see how you got on.

So A, climate is a longtime pattern of weather, and B, weather is what is happening outside right now.

Well done if you got those correct.

Geographers who study patterns of weather are called meteorologists, and they say that patterns of weather need to be studied for a long time to understand what a climate is like.

More than 30 years.

So it's not just a few days they're studying, they're studying for over 30 years to then work out what the climate is like in a place.

Okay, let's do a little check.

A meteorologist studies, A, patterns of geography, B, patterns of climate, or C, patterns of weather.

I want you to collect your answers and come back and check after you've paused the video.

How did you get on? If you said C, a meteorologist studies patterns of weather you would be correct.

Well done.

So let's have a look at how we describe the weather.

Firstly, we say the date, for example, it is the 5th of September, then we say the location, at the park, and finally we describe the weather, it is dry with no rain and a light westerly wind.

So altogether that would be, it is the 5th of September at the park, it is dry with no rain and a light westerly wind.

Remember westerly, that's from our compass directions, north, south, east, or west.

So a westerly wind is blowing from the west towards the east.

So today your first task you are going to record what the weather is like today.

You need to say the location, I would imagine you're at your school.

So you might want to write your school name, today's date and your weather report.

When you've done that, come back and we'll have a look at what you've managed to record.

How did you get on? Hopefully it looks something like this.

Your location, hours, school date, 5th of September, weather report, today is sunny and warm, it is dry with no rain, and a light westerly wind.

Of course, if it's absolutely chucking it down with you then you'll have told me that in your weather report.

This is just an example.

Okay, so we've looked at what weather and climate are, now let's find out where are the sunniest parts of the UK.

So lots of people visit the Isle of Sheppey when it is sunny.

And here we can see lots of pictures of Sheppey in the sun.

What can people do when the weather is sunny? Have a look at these pictures to help and then pause the video, collect your ideas as a class and then come back when you are ready.

How did you get on? I mean, just from these pictures I can see that you could go to the beach, you could go swimming in the sea, you could go collecting wild berries that looks like, you could go for a walk, you could go caravanning, maybe camping.

I wonder what else you came up with.

Why might holiday makers want sunny weather? A, to go to the cinema.

B, to spend time outdoors.

Or C, to have a lie in.

Okay, I want you to collect your answers as a class and come back when you are ready.

How did you get on? So why might holiday makers want sunny weather? If you said B, to spend time outdoors, you would be correct.

Well done.

Meteorologists collect lots of different information about the weather.

They collect the temperature, so how hot or cold, it's the rainfall, how much rain has fallen, the wind direction, and the hours of sunshine.

Where in the UK do you think it's the sunniest? Pause the video, collect your ideas as a class and then come back.

Which of the following do meteorologists not measure? A, how much rainfall, B, why holiday makers want sunny weather, C, the temperature, or D, how many hours of sunshine.

So which of the following do meteorologists not measure? A, how much rainfalls, B, why holiday makers want sunny weather, C, the temperature, or D, how many hours of sunshine.

Pause the video, collect your answers, and then come back and check.

How did you get on? So what do meteorologists not measure? It's why holiday makers want sunny weather.

So well done if you said B.

They do measure how much rainfalls, the temperature, and how many hours of sunshine there are.

Here we've got a map of the UK and this map shows information measured over nearly 20 years.

You can see there it's from 1991 to 2020.

The dark orange shows parts of the UK with the most sunshine and the dark grey shows parts with the least sunshine.

What do you notice? Pause the video, explore the map and discuss your ideas with the rest of your class.

How did you get on? Did you notice that the sunniest part of the UK is in the southeast, the least sunshine is in the northwest in Scotland and where other mountainous regions are.

So where there are mountains, there is less sun.

What do you notice about where you live? So here's Sheppey, what do you notice about the amount of sunshine that Sheppey gets? Pause the video, have a little chat in your class, and then come back and check.

So what did you notice? Sheppey is in the sunniest part of the UK.

Ah, that's nice to know, isn't it? The sunniest parts of the UK are in the southeast and on the coast in the southwest, so the coast by the sea.

Which of these places gets the most sunshine? A, the northeast, B, the southeast, or C, the mountains.

Pause the video, collect your ideas, and then come back and check your answer.

So which of these places gets the most sunshine? It's B, the southeast, and well done if that's what you said.

So still looking at this map that shows us how much sun the UK gets, I want you to tell your partner about what you notice about the places with the least sunshine.

So can you remember what colours they are? They're going to be the dark grey going down to the light grey.

They've got the least sunshine.

You might want to use your compass directions to help you.

So there is a compass on the screen there.

Don't forget, northeast, south, and west.

So have a talk with your partner.

What do you notice about the places with the least sunshine? Pause the video and then we'll come back.

How did you get on? Hopefully, you noticed that the least sunshine happens in the northwest, especially in Scotland, and it's least sunny where the mountains are.

Well done if that's what you said.

I want you to tell me is this statement true or false? It's never sunny in the mountains of the UK, true or false? And then you're going to give me a reason for your answer.

So either A, the map says mountains get a lot of sunshine, or B, although the mountains aren't the sunniest part of the UK, they do get some sunny days.

So it's never sunny in the mountains of the UK.

True or false? And then why, A, the map says mountains get a lot of sunshine, or B, although the mountains aren't the sunniest part of the UK, they do get some sunny days.

Pause the video, think about your answer and then come back to check.

How did you get on? If you said, it's never sunny in the mountains of the UK is false, you would be correct, because although the mountains aren't the sunniest part of the UK, they do get some sunny days.

So well done if you said false and B.

So here we can see the beach at Sheppey and some mountains in the UK.

So Sheppey can have cloudy weather too, even though it is one of the sunniest places in the UK, it can still have cloudy weather.

And as you can see here, it can be sunny in the mountains as well.

So we've looked at weather and climate, we've looked at where are the sunniest parts of the UK, so now we're going to think about the weather and outdoor activities.

So here we've got a map of the Isle of Sheppey, and it says there is lots to do on the Isle of Sheppey.

I want you to have a look at the map and see if you could find things that visitors could do if they visited a sunny Sheppey.

So what could visitors do if they visited sunny Sheppey? Have a look at the map, have a chat with your class, and then come back and check the answers in a moment.

How did you get on? Did you spot that there is the beach? They could visit a nature reserve.

They could go for a nice walk to a viewpoint.

A viewpoint is somewhere where if you often, if you walk to it, when you get there you have an amazing view of the local scenery and you might want to take some pictures as well.

And there's another nature reserve in the east of the island as well.

So have a little think.

People visit nature reserves to do what? And people visit beaches to do what? Let's have a look, shall we? People visit nature reserves to watch birds, go walking, have a picnic, people visit beaches to go swimming, go walking, have a picnic.

Can you think of anything else for either nature reserves or beaches? I want you to pause the video, collect your ideas as a class, and then come back.

How did you get on? I always think I go to visit the beach to build a sandcastle if I'm honest and maybe have an ice cream as well.

So let's think, we've got four activities here that you could do in Sheppey when it's sunny; birdwatching, picnic, walking, and swimming.

And then I've got something called a Venn diagram here.

I've got two circles this circle.

The circle on the left is the beach.

The circle on the right is the nature reserve.

And can you see where the two circles overlap in the middle? If you can only do an activity at the beach, you put it in the beach circle.

If you can only do an activity at the nature reserve, you put it in the nature reserve circle.

But if you can do the activity at both the beach and the nature reserve, you put the act activity in the part of the circle that overlaps with the other one.

So let's have a look.

Birdwatching, you can do that one at the nature reserve.

Having a picnic or you could do that at the nature reserve or at the beach.

So it goes in the part that is overlapping.

Walking, you could do that both at the beach and at the nature reserve.

And swimming, you can do at the beach.

Where would your other activities that you thought of fit in this diagram? Pause the video and have a little go as a class.

How did you get on? Hopefully, you now have lots of activities you can do at the beach, at a nature reserve, and at both.

So your next task you are going to make a visitor guide about things to do at the beaches or nature reserves.

You need to include a catchy title such as Come to Sheppey's is brilliant beaches if you are doing the beaches.

You need to include a map, photographs or drawings, a list of activities, and what the weather is like.

You might also want to include some features of the beach or of the nature reserve.

So have a go at making a visitor guide about things to do at the beaches or nature reserves.

You might want to with your map show people how to get there.

When you've had to go, come back and we'll have a look at your guides together.

How did you get on? I had a little go at making this one for Sheppey's brilliant beaches.

So my title, come to Sheppey's brilliant beaches, and I've got a map, and I've pointed out where the beaches are.

You've got Minster Leas beach and Leas Down beach.

I've included the weather.

So on Monday it's going to be sunny, and on Tuesday it's going to be partly cloudy.

I've included a photo of the beach and some of the main features.

You can see the sea, and the waves, you've got the sand, and you've also got some pebbles and shells.

And there's another map, more zoomed in map on the right hand side showing directions how to get there from our school and some ideas for some fun activities such as swimming, building sandcastles, and collecting shells.

How did you get on with your guides? So today we've looked at quite a lot, haven't we? We've been looking at the weather where you live and in the rest of the UK.

So we need to remember that climate is a pattern of weather over a long time.

Meteorologists investigate and measure weather and climate.

The sunniest parts of the UK are in the southeast and on the coast in the southwest.

And the least sunny parts of the UK are in the northwest and the mountainous areas.

Wow, what's super work today, guys? Well done.

Don't forget to have a go at the exit quiz just so you can show off how much you learned today and see if there's anything you need to recap.

Well done on your fantastic guides and I'm looking forward to seeing you soon in the next lesson, bye.