Climate Unit
Levels 1 – 3
LEVEL 1
Climate LEVEL 1 (Seven lessons)
Video and Teacher Resource Links
Lesson 1
Getting started with Climate
Teacher Resource links:
- Cool Australia – A picture of weather. Useful tuning in lesson and springboard video about weather, for Australian schools.
- Science Works – Our Living Climate. Useful springboard and tuning in activities about climate
- National Centre for Environmental Information – What’s the difference between weather and climate? Extremely clear explanation, useful even though a US source.
Lesson 2
Climate Level 1
Data Collection Decisions
No links required
Lesson 3
Why Climate Matters
Teacher Resource links:
- ABC Gardening Australia – Climate Maps.The simplest applied ,map showing what you can plant each month of the year in a typical garden.
- Bureau of Meteorology – Map of Climate Zones of Australia. Much more detailed maps showing how climate boundaries are affected by mountain ranges, rivers and other major geographical features.
- The Diggers’ Club – Cold Zones, Heat Zones and Growing Zones. Three maps, the top two differ in that they compile climate data and show the average minimum temperature (Cold zone) the typical number of days per year over 30 ̊C (Heat zone), and the sowing map, which is a climate map like the other two examples
Project: Set Up Sensors
IoTKG videos:
Teacher Resource link:
Lesson 4
Working with our own Data
No links required
Lesson 5
Comparing our Data to Data from the Bureau of Meterology
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Lesson 6
Deciding When to Plant
Teacher Resource links:
- National Geographic – News: Oldest Seeds Regenerated
- Gardenate, Temperate Climate zone, Vegetable Growing info
Lesson 7
Reviewing Data to Make a Decision
Teacher Resource links:
- Bureau of Meteorology- Indigenous Weather Knowledge
- Inspiring Victoria – Seasons in the Sky.The seven seasons of the Kulin peoples of Victoria relate to the stars, plants and animals of each time of year
LEVEL 2
Climate LEVEL 2 (Five lessons)
Video and Teacher resource links
Lesson 1
Microclimates
Teacher Resource link:
- PIP Magazine – Build a cold frame
- Chicken Chick – Helping Chickens Beat the Heat
- Ground to Ground – How to grow bananas in Melbourne
Project: Set up Google Sheets
Teacher Resource link:
IoTKG video:
Exporting your data to Integromat
Lesson 2
Climate Comparisons
No links required
Lesson 3
Microclimate Mini-Models
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Lesson 4
Rain Forecasters
Teacher Resource link:
Project: Forecast Alert
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Lesson 5
Tap Time
Project: Set Up Link Tap
IoTKG video:
Controlling LinkTap using Sensors
Student Reflection Sheet – Data and Nature
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