Teaching Resources

Ideas and lesson plans to enhance the learning and teaching of weather studies in primary schools.

In this activity the children use a range of activity cards to learn about five holiday destinations with different types of climate, and to

Why not try a Weather Words Quiz This quiz can be used for all ages and is a fun way to learn weather words

Checking the Weather The weather is being checked all day and all night by lots of different people and machines. Weather stations There are

This lesson aims to use childrens’ previous learning about mountain climates to identify how the weather affects the activities and tourism in different

In this series of activities children will be using what they have learnt earlier about evaporation, condensation and reversible changes of state, to build

The water cycle The water cycle is the process by which water travels from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and then back to

Snowflake facts How does snow form? Snow crystals form in clouds when the temperature is below freezing. They are made by water droplets freezing

Rainbow facts Rainbows are beautiful arcs of colour in the sky. They occur when it is raining and sunny at the same time. To

This series of lessons aims to use a cross-curricular approach to geography and mathematics, to extend children’s knowledge of mountain environments, and their skills

Upper Primary Science, Geography and Maths: Using a thermometer

In this series of activities children will be using what they have learnt earlier about evaporation, condensation and reversible changes of state, to build

It might be useful for you to know the conversion of units commonly used in meteorology for use in the classroom.

What is meant by climate change? We first need to understand that there is a difference between weather and climate. Weather is all around