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Student Exploration: Comparing Climates (Metric) [Note to teachers and students: This lesson was designed as a follow-up to the Observing Weather (Metric) lesson. We recommend doing that activity be... fore trying this one.] Vocabulary: adaptation, climate, equator, hot desert climate, humidity, latitude, precipitation, temperature, tropical monsoon climate, weather Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Climate is the average of all weather conditions in a location. Climates can be warm or cold, rainy or dry, and windy or calm. What do you think the climate is like where this palm tree grows? The climate is probably really warm in order for the palm tree to grow. 2. What is the climate like where you live? The climate where I live is constantly changing, but for the most part it is mostly hot weather. For example, it could be close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit and then the next day it could drop to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Gizmo Warm-up In the Comparing Climates (Metric) Gizmo™, you will compare weather conditions, landscapes, and wildlife from different parts of the world. To begin, choose Barcelona from the Location 1 menu. Select the LANDSCAPE tab. Barcelona is a city in Spain that is located on the Mediterranean Sea. You are looking at a landscape near Barcelona. 1. Drag the slider from January to December. Based on what you observe, do you think Barcelona has large temperature changes throughout the year? I don’t think that Barcelona has large temperature changes throughout the year because the temperature ranged from 12 to 26 degree Celsius. 2. Click on an olive tree and read about it. Based on what you read, do you think the climate of Barcelona is very wet or rather dry? Explain. The olive trees are able to handle droug [Show More]

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