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In this lesson, students develop a model to explain how water cycles from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again.

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The Great Aqua Adventure: Crash Course Kids #24.1

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How to make a barometer | Do Try This At Home | We The Curious

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Perfect for a science project or at-home activity, making your own weather barometer is simple and lots of fun. You can make a basic aneroid (air) barometer with a balloon, a jar, and a few other simple supplies. Alternatively, you can...

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How to Build Your Own Barometer! Easy project to track weather changes.

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How to make an anemometer (wind speed meter)

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Climate Zones for Kids | Learn about the 3 Main Climate Zones of the Earth

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Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station

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Climate is all about patterns of weather. We find out more about the different climates on our planet and what causes them to be different from each other.

When you hear the words "weather" and "climate" you might think they mean the same thing - but they're quite different!

It might be rainy today or it might be sunny - that's the weather. But climate is the pattern of weather in a place over a much longer time.

Different parts of the world have very different patterns of weather. The Earth's climate is driven by energy from the sun which arrives in the form of heat. Half of this energy travels through our atmosphere and reaches the Earth's surface.

The other half is either absorbed by the atmosphere or reflected back into space. Because the Earth is a sphere, the sun's rays reach the earth's surface in polar regions at a much more slanted angle than at equator. So straight away, we know that the Poles are colder than the Equator.

When things aren't in balance, nature likes to even things out. So the extra energy at the Equator needs to be spread across the planet and it's this that creates different climate zones across the world.

Warm air rises at the equator and moves toward the poles. Where warm, wet air rises, we get thunderstorms and tropical rainforests. Where air sinks, it stops clouds from forming - so it rains less, even making deserts.

How many climate zones are there and how do they differ?

1. Tropical

Around the Equator we have tropical climates which are hot and humid, this is where you'll find the world's rainforests.

2. Arid

Then there are arid or dry climates - like you'd find in deserts.

3. Mediterranean

Next is Mediterranean with hot dry summers, and cooler wetter winters.

4. Temperate

Then there are temperate climates. That's what we have in the UK, where summers are mild and winters aren't too cold.

5. Continental

In areas that are a very long way from the sea, the climate is continental with long, cold winters and short, hot summers.

6. Polar

Finally, there's polar climates which experience long periods of extreme cold.

Local climates

You might have been to countries like France and Italy, in the Mediterranean, where they have lots of snow in winter - and some of their mountains are even snow covered all year round.
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But they also have beautiful beaches - great fun during the hot and dry summers. So if you've got both snow covered mountains and hot beaches, does that mean they don't have a Mediterranean climate?

No, it just means that local climates in a country can be different to the region's climate. This can be for lots of reasons - high places like mountains tend to be colder because the air is cooler the higher you go.

What else can affect local climates?

Vegetation can also affect the local climate we experience. In equatorial rainforests, dense vegetation blocking the wind combined with high temperatures and rainfall means it's a very humid place to be! Where there's no vegetation, the air can be much drier and the wind can blow.

In busy cities, the air temperature is often warmer than the surrounding countryside, particularly at night-time. This is due to buildings and roads absorbing heat during the day, and giving it off at night.
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Another thing that can affect a local climate is the wind! It might be that part of a country frequently catches wind from another region - this is called a prevailing wind. If it's coming from a hotter place, this might raise temperatures, or if it's from a colder area, it'll cause the local temperature to drop.

The oceans also have a part to play in influencing our weather and climate.

But just because a place has one climate doesn't mean it won't change.

Climate scientists take measurements over long periods of time to track patterns in temperature and rainfall. These help us know what to expect today and in the future but are also a great way to see what changes have happened in the past.

It's amazing to think that 20,000 years ago the UK would have been in the Ice Age, and our climate here would have been similar to the Polar climates that we see today! Cold enough to have a pet polar bear!

Next, we'll be finding out about how and why climates change... click here!
You can hear Marina Ventura's Climate Explorers weekdays from 11.30am on Fun Kids!
Get the series on your phone or tablet and listen whenever you like - at home or in the car!

...or you can listen here:

Additional support thanks to Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Met Office, and King's College London.

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What are the major climate zones of the world? - Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station

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Climate is all about patterns of weather and in this episode Marina and Map App find out more about the different climates on our planet and what causes them to be different from each other.

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Precipitation is the scientific name for rain! It is a natural part of the water cycle - a process of the Earth's water and how it forms our seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, and waterways, then ends up as rain, snow, sleet, clouds, fog, and plenty more!

Download FREE resources to teach children about 'Precipitation'

What is precipitation in weather?

Precipitation is water vapor or moisture that falls from the clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail. Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to is precipitation.

Precipitation is one of the main parts of the globalwatercycle, along with evaporation and condensation. You can read more about what happens to precipitation during the water cycle below.

Why does precipitation occur?

When water cools, it condenses and forms clouds.

As the water vapor continues to cool, it eventually reaches the dew point, which is the point when it condenses to form liquid water.

This then falls as precipitation.

What happens to precipitation during the water cycle?

Precipitation is one of the key processes within the water cycle. The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth. It describes the path that water from a variety of different sources takes as it moves around the planet.

At the beginning of this cycle, water is heated up by the Sun, causing it to turn into water vapor. This water vapor then evaporates into the atmosphere and begins to cool down. It then forms clouds and begins to condense, forming larger and heavier water droplets. These droplets then become so heavy that they fall from the sky as precipitation. Precipitation can come in a variety of different forms, including:

The type of precipitation that falls from the sky depends on what types of conditions the cloud is experiencing. If a cloud is colder or at a very high altitude, it is more likely to turn its water droplets into snow and ice. If the cloud is warmer and perhaps in a more tropical environment, the precipitation will more than likely be in the form of rain. In fact, most rain initially forms as snow but turns into rain as it gets closer to the warmth of the Earth's surface.

Precipitation always falls in the form of freshwater, despite mainly coming from the Earth's oceans. This is because salt does not evaporate.

Once this precipitation falls back to Earth, the water finds its way back into the Earth's waterways and the cycle begins again.

Precipitation plays an important role in this water cycle. Without the falling of rain and snow on the land, waterways would quickly dry out and the cycle would not be able to repeat and therefore recycle the water in the Earth's atmosphere.

Resources to support your teaching of precipitation during the water cycle

Explore Twinkl's range of fantastic teaching resources to help answer the questions: "What is precipitation in weather?" and "What happens to precipitation during the water cycle?"

The water cycle is an important topic for children to learn about, and precipitation is a key part of this. To help save you time and ease your workload, Twinkl's ready-made learning resources are here for you to instantly download and use to enrich your lessons and boost children's learning. Take a look at these examples, made by teachers, for teachers:

Rain Cloud in a Jar STEAM Activity

Perfect for all ages, this weather-themed science experiment is a great way of bringing science learning to life. Plus, making a rain cloud in a jar is much easier than you might think! Once you have some simple equipment ready, follow our six-step method and enjoy the look of amazement on your children's faces as a rain cloud forms inside the jar and appears before their eyes!

Third Grade The Water Cycle Reading Comprehension Activity

Present your students with information about the water cycle. Print and distribute this resource to students for independent practice with comprehension of this component of Earth's hydrosphere. This activity includes four multiple-choice and two free response comprehension questions for students to demonstrate their comprehension.

The Water Cycle PowerPoint

This simple water cycle PowerPoint presentation is aimed at kindergarten to grade 2 students and includes an explanation of the water cycle with easy-to-understand diagrams. This is a great resource to use when studying the environment or climate in class.

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