Description

Overview:

Climographs, graphic plots of monthly temperature and precipitation, allow students to see how differences in insolation at various locations affect rates of heating and cooling. In this activity, students use climographs to plot locations using latitude and longitude, calculate annual temperature ranges, and relate unequal rates of heating and cooling to climate variations. They will also construct climographs for two locations in New York, analyze them, and answer questions about their observations.

Subject:

Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, Space Science

Level:

Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Interactive

Author:

Becky Remis

Provider:

UCAR Staff

Provider Set:

New York State Earth Science Instructional Collection

Date Added:

11/06/2014