Learning objective
- To understand how weather forecasts are made.
Success criteria
- I know how weather is predicted.
- I can use
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National curriculum
Computing
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Statistics
Pupils should be taught to:
- Solve
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should work with a partner and focus on finding the relevant information on websites and putting it in the spreadsheet.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should explain in detail how information from satellites and ground stations leads to weather forecasts as well as how collaboration between forecasters could impact the accuracy of predictions.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: searching for and recording weather forecast
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Vocabulary definitions
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heat sensor
A device that detects and measures the amount of heat or temperature in an area.
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satellite
An object sent into space that orbits around a planet, gathering information or providing communication services.
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In this unit
Assessment Computing Y4: Investigating weather
Lesson 1: What's the weather?
Lesson 2: Weather stations
Lesson 3: Extreme weather
Lesson 4: Satellites and forecasts
Lesson 5: Presenting forecasts
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 12th October, 2023
