Idea 3: GAC Popup

For this task, you would ideally need an A3 sized base paper. This could be a double page in an exercise book or an A3 sheet for a folder. A foundation of weather including High and Low-pressure would be an advantage.

Starter

Mix and match on pre-learnt material including high and low pressure.

Main

1. Hand each pupil a copy of the popup sheet (template and instructions available in the downloads box).

2. Class discussion on what they can interpret from the image. Focus on what they can interpret from the arrows and what the colours represent. An opportunity to theorise the weather conditions and what is influencing these cells is relevant here for a challenge exercise.

3. Depending upon the ability of the class, provide them with a range of resources (including a teacher presentation if needed) on what the cells are called and how they work.

4. Pupils then use the text boxes on the left side of the image (inside the cells and opposite their names on the right-hand side) to explain what happens in each cell.

5. Complete the final two boxes to explain easterlies and westerlies.

6. Pupils construct the pop up ready to put in their books / folders by following the instructions on the sheet.

Plenary

Picture reveal exercise to test understanding of the different cells.

Mix and match sheet (starter)

Key Term		Definition
High-pressure		Where warm, moist air rises, it cools. The moisture condenses and creates cloud usually with precipitation.
Low-pressure		The term used to describe water falling from clouds. Some examples are rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
Convection		Where air descends to the Earth’s surface creating dry, calm weather conditions with little to no cloud or precipitation.
Atmosphere		Angle of a planet’s rotation. For the Earth, this is currently 23.5^o.
Axial tilt		The process of warmer, less dense air rising through the atmosphere and colder, denser air sinking to the Earth due to gravity.
Precipitation		The layer of gasses surrounding the Earth.