Recommended Resources to Support the Teaching of Weather and Climate within this Specification
We are delighted to have worked together with the OCR to develop resources to support this specification – click here to access the resources with links embedded into the scheme of work here.
An introduction to microclimates.
An introduction to urban heat islands.
Weather and Climate:a Teachers’ Guide Urban Climates
Weather and Climate: a Teachers’ Guide UK Climate
An introduction by the Met Office.
Air Masses – there are many more air mass resources on the key stage 4 page.
A case study of arctic maritime air.
A case study worksheet of orographic rain can be found on the key stage 4 page.
A Met Office YouTube video on Wind Direction and weather.
Weather and Climate: a Teachers’ Guide Changing Global Climate
Past climate change teaching resources.
Our Climate Change Negotiations for Schools resource.
Some introductory resources on climate and climate change.
Climate change updates for geography teachers.
Climate4Classrooms resources.
Climate Change Schools Project resources.
Global Atmospheric Circulation YouTube video
Weather and Climate: a Teachers’ Guide Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Some introductory ideas on climate zones.
We also recommend:
The nullschool animation of current surface winds.
Weather and Climate: a Teachers’ Guide: Tropical Cyclones
Complete KS3 scheme of work on tropical cyclones, which could be used for revision or background information.
Work scheme on extreme weather including tropical storms (aimed at A level but could be adapted).