Introducción

¡Bienvenidos al tema del Clima! En esta unidad vamos a descubrir cómo funciona el tiempo atmosférico y cómo se diferencia del clima. Reflexionaremos sobre cómo las condiciones climáticas afectan nuestras vidas y, a la vez, cómo nuestras acciones pueden influir en el clima. Así, trataremos de responder a las siguientes preguntas: ¿Cuál es mi estación favorita? ¿De qué manera el tiempo impacta mi vida?

Welcome to the topic of Climate! In this unit, we are going to explore how the weather works and how it differs from climate. We will reflect on how weather conditions affect our lives and, at the same time, how our actions can influence the climate. In this way, we will try to answer the following questions: What is my favorite season? How does the weather impact my life?

Download: Unit planner

Lines of inquiry
  • Factual: What is the difference between weather and climate?
  • Conceptual: What is my favorite season? 
  • Debatable: To what extent does the weather shape my life and who I am? 
ATLs
  • Thinking: Transfer: Students will use known words and structures in different contexts.
  • Thinking: Critical thinking: Students will reflect about the impact of weather and climate in their lives and culture. 
  • Creative: Students will create presentations and speeches.
  • Social: Collaboration: Students will work in pairs and in groups to conduct research and present results.
  • Communication: Students will present their research, give each other recommendations and make persuasive speeches.
  • Self-management: Organization: Students will use the resources to self-learn concepts and consolidate skills before and after lessons through reading, research, revision, and practice.
  • Self-management: Reflection: Students will self-test and reflect on their progress by revisiting the opening worksheet at the end of the unit.
TOK
  • In what ways does weather and climate shape our lives and identities?
  • Can traditional knowledge expressed in proverbs be as valid as scientific knowledge?
  • In what ways do weather-related proverbs reveal different ways of knowing, such as intuition and reason?
  • Do proverbs about the weather transmit knowledge, or merely belief?
  • How do cultural perspectives influence what we consider to be reliable knowledge about nature?