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Is our weather becoming more extreme?
This set of activities for students builds toward them being able to answer the question 'Assess whether the UK is becoming more extreme in the 21st century.' Initially students are asked to define the terms 'rare' and 'extreme' and then order the layers of the Earth's atmosphere. This is followed by tasks to:
- convert the contents of a piece of text on the greenhouse effect into a feedback diagram on the creation of extreme weather
- interpret an infographic on wet extremes around the world and their potential for human contribution
Finally students are asked to assess whether UK weather is becoming more extreme using the information and knowledge they have acquired whilst completing the previous tasks.
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