Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

• Understand isobars and their relationship with wind speed
• Identify various pressure systems and fronts on a weather chart
• Interpret and produce plotted weather symbols

Understanding weather charts lesson plan

Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes

By the end of the lesson, pupils will know and understand:

• the characteristics of depressions and fronts and the sequence of associated weather
• the characteristics of anticyclones and the contrast between those in summer and in winter

Anticyclones, depressions and fronts lesson plan

Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

• Understand how weather observations are made and about the equipment used
• Use scientific instruments and accurate recording techniques to make accurate weather observations
• Use ICT to log data, produce graphs and calculate averages and totals

Weather observing lesson plan

Teaching objectives/Learning outcomes

By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:

• Identify and explain what a flood plain is
• Use the internet to search for specific information on a local area
• Apply maths to calculate changing meteorological conditions
• Compare numerical geographical data and apply findings

Flooding lesson plan