This content can be used to start exploring concepts in climate change and weather. It may be most suitable for 5 to 11 year olds or as preliminary content for older students to build the concepts.
Met Office - Primary - First explorations
These lesson plans and supporting resources cover six key themes covering weather and the climate that bring learning to life.
This collection of resources includes
Lesson plans, discussion topics and activities on the following subjects:
- Forecasting and prediction - get to grips with the subjects at the heart of weather forecasting and climate prediction
- Extreme weather - find out about extreme weather around the world and its impacts
- Climate change - our climate is changing. These resources can be used to discover more about the causes and impacts of climate change, and explore what can be done to help
- Weather and climate stories - discover who's most vulnerable to the impacts of severe weather and the people who help communities stay safe
- Technology and innovation in weather - find out how technology and innovation influence weather forecasting, climate prediction, and crucially, how they're communicated
- People in weather and climate - bringing to life the work of the Met Office, and other roles influenced by weather and climate
