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Grade 4 Science · World 5: Weather Station · Level 36
Weather or Climate?
Tell day-to-day weather from a place's usual climate, using Georgia data.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 36
- Weather is what's happening outside right now, or over the next few days. It can change quickly.
- Climate is the usual weather of a place over many years. Scientists often average about 30 years of data.
- Here's a way to remember: climate is what you expect, and weather is what you get!
- Georgia has different climates in different places. Blairsville, in the mountains, is cooler and wetter than Savannah, on the coast.
- Compare that with other parts of the country. Phoenix is very dry, and Anchorage is cold most of the year.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S4E4.d — Construct an explanation based on research to communicate the difference between weather and climate.