Pupils could then explore climate change and the challenges it poses in the different climate zones for the future of human, animal and plant life. They could find out who lives there and what their lives are like what animal and plant life there is and how they have changed over time. What challenges does climate change pose for the future of these climate zones?Īfter watching this short film, pupils could to investigate the different climate zones in more detail.Which is the ideal climate for humans to live in?.

They could also consider the positive and negative aspects of living in these different climate zones for humans, animals and plants. This short film is a useful tool to introduce the difference between climate and weather, and the different climate zones across the world.Īs they watch the film, pupils could discuss what they think living in these different climate zones is like and how they would have to adapt to living there. That’s why we need to look after our planet, so it can look after us! This will affect food and water supplies, as well as access to shade from the sun, which are all needed by humans, plants and animals. In the Tundra the climate is very cold and windy with hardly any rain.Ī Mediterranean climate has warm, dry summers and cool, mild winters.Ī desert climate is very, very hot and dry because it hardly ever rains.Ī rainforest climate is also hot all year round but it’s very wet.Īnd the Arctic climate is really cold, with lots of ice and snow.īut scientists say the earth is warming and our climates are changing. Other climate zones are very different to ours. In the United Kingdom we have a temperate climate, which means we have four distinct seasons with cool winters and warm summers… well warmish! These are large areas that have similar climates. There are several different climate zones around the world. It tells us what the weather is likely to be at different times of the year. And if it’s hot or cold.īut climate is worked out by looking at weather patterns in one area over a long period of time, usually around 30 years. Well, the weather tells us what it’s like outside each day. Do you know the difference between weather and climate?

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