1. Why is the Equator warmer than
the North Pole?
Learning
Objective:
To understand the
effect of latitude
on climate.
Year 8 Changing Climates

2. Homework – by Friday 15th March
• Climates have changed in many places and this
has meant that plants and animals have had to
adapt to the changes. Research 2 of the
following and find out how it is adapted to live
in the Savanna region of the world:
• Baobab tree
• Camel
• Acacia tree
• Savanna grasses

3. Confident Individual
What is the difference
between weather and climate?
Get your whiteboard wallets
open…….carefully!

4. Confident Individual
Which is the odd one out?
Rain
Hail
Wind
Snow

5. Confident Individual
Which is the odd one out?
Average Annual Rainfall
Sunny Weekend
Average Annual Temperature
Total Monthly Rainfall

6. Creative Thinker
Write down a theory in pairs:
“I think that the Equator is warmer
than the North Pole because...”

7. Self Manager
Your Task
Use the climate graphs to describe
the temperature pattern
throughout the year at…
1)The North Pole
2)The Equator
Remember to use data in your answer.

8. Self Manager
The North Pole The Equator

9. Team Work - Pairs
One of you will have a picture. Keep this
hidden from your partner.
Your task is to describe the picture to
your partner in 3 minutes.
Your partner must draw the picture
onto the whiteboard!
Online timer

10. How does this help us answer the question?
Why will the equator be warmer?

12. The ___________ is much warmer than the North Pole.
At the Equator the sun’s rays are spread over a _____ area
whereas at the______ the sun’s rays are spread over a
_____ area.
This is due to the _________ of the Earth and the angle of
the __________ in the sky.
The Earth’s ____________contains dust and other particles
that absorb heat. The sun’s rays pass through the
atmosphere at a more _____ angle at the Equator than at
the poles.
This means that the sun’s rays reach Earth more quickly at
the Equator and less heat energy is ______.
North Pole curvature large sun Equator
atmosphere small direct lost

13. Draw a
diagram
showing the
factors that
influence
climate.
Label it with
key points
from the fill-
the-gaps
exercise.

14. Self Manager
Your Task
Dress your cartoon man for the
following climates:
1)The North Pole
2)The Equator
Label your drawings.

15. Confident Individual
If this is the answer, what is the question?
1) Weather
2) Climate
3) 30 years
4) Equator

16. Reflective Learner
Which activity helped your learning the most
today? Why?
•Creating a theory
•Climate graphs
•Back to back drawings
•Diagrams
•If this is the answer…?

17. Why is the Equator warmer than
the North Pole?
Learning
Objective:
To understand the
effect of latitude
on climate.
Year 8 Changing Climates

18. Which do you
feel you
developed
today?
Shade in your PLTS graph