BANYAN TREE SCHOOL –JAIPUR

TEACHING MODULE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-17

Month: July

Lesson: Chapter-4

Topic: Climate

Lesson Planned By: Ms. Rekha Prasad

Class: V

Subject: HISTORY

Number of periods: 6-8

Learning Objectives: To enable students to:

 Define weather and climate
 Differentiate between weather and climate
 Identify and explain the factors that affect climate
 Identify and describe the three heat/climatic zones of the Earth
 Apply knowledge gained from the chapter to real life experience

Skills: Skills developed will be-

 Understanding skill
 Thinking skill
 Listening, Reading & Writing skills
 Analytical skill
 Map reading skill
 Correlation to real life

Teaching Methodology:
 Explanation and Discussion method using atlas, globe, picture charts,
temperature chart.
 Stating examples
 Question & Answer Technique

Content Development: Teacher use the mind opener as a warm up to introduce

a lesson. Ask the students what they would wear, eat or drink on a cold or hot
day. Sum up their responses.
(i)Exploration of topic:
*Class room activity- Teacher distributes various picture cards depicting
different seasons, foods, clothes, houses, Hill stations to each child 1-1. Ask
the students to form groups based on different seasons of India. Explain the
weather concept.
* Define weather and climate
* Differentiate between weather and climate
* Explain different climate affect the clothes people wear, food they eat,
types of houses they live in.
(ii) Explanation of topic:
 Factors that affect climate will be explained by the teacher with the help
of diagrams, pictures and examples.
 The terms-Latitudes, Altitudes, Humidity, Wind, Distance from the sea,
Moderate, Coastal regions etc. will be explained using map work based
climatic regions, pictures and diagrams.
 (iii) Extension of topic:
 Explanation of three climatic or heat zones of the Earth-(1) Torrid zone
(2) Temperate zone (3) Frigid zone.
 Global Warming and the greenhouse effect due to human activities also
cause climatic variation. According to scientist, the Earth has warmed by
1degree Fahrenheit over the past 100 years.
 Activity Time- The teacher gives each group the name of a country or
city. The students have to tell the class in which climatic zone the place
lies with the help of a world map.
 Integrated Teaching while explanation and discussion –

ENGLISH
Vocabulary builds up
Influence, Altitude & Attitude,
Extreme, Moderate, Affect &
Effect
Noun form- Climate
Adjective form- Climatic

SCIENCE
MATHS
Sea breeze & Land breeze
Average
Foods, Clothes, House in
Temperature CLIMAT different seasons
( Max./Min) E States of water-liquid, solid ,
Days & Months based on
gaseous
Seasons.
& gaseous

G..K/VALUE BASED
 People who predict weather
 Places known as land of 
midnight sun
 Why do mountains experiences
snowfall?
 Which monsoon winds bring 
rains to large parts of India?

HOTS Questions:
 Delhi is further away from the Equator than Chennai. But summer in
Chennai is not as hot as in Delhi. What is the reason for this?
 Bengaluru is cooler than Chennai although both the cities are at an equal
distance from the equator. Why?
  If you stand in the sun, you feel warmer at noon than in the morning or
evening. Why?
 Human factor is also an important factor causing climatic variations.
What are the reasons for this?
Value based questions:
 Wind can be so powerful that it can even uproot the strongest of trees. Do
you think it is good to show power by harming others? Why or why not?
 Human activities have an adverse effect on climate. Do you agree? If yes,
then how each one of us can help to reduce global warming?
Formative Assessment:
Q.1 Fill in the blanks-
1. Places near the …………… receives the maximum heat from the sun.
2. Places near the sea coast have ……………. climate.
Q.2 Give one word for-
1. The amount of water vapour in the air…… 2. People who predict weather…
3. The zone that lies near the equator ………4. The height above the sea level…
Q.3 Answer in brief-
1. Name the five important factors that influence the climate.
2. How does humidity affect the climate?
3. Ludhiana and Kasauli are almost on the same latitude yet kasauli remains
cooler than Ludhiana. Why?
Assignment: Flip Classroom programme based assignment-
 For each condition give an example-
(1) Altitude- Darjeelling is cooler than Delhi.
(2) Distance from the sea- …………………………..
(3) Latitude- ………………………….
(4) Direction of the wind- ………………….
 Read and note down the weather forecast in the newspaper (maximum
and minimum temperature) for about ten days and observe the changes in
weather every day. And give your conclusion.
 Map work- Find out and write down the names of five countries in each
climatic zones of the Earth.
Worksheet-
 Define the terms- weather, climate, humidity, altitude, global warming.
 How does distance from the sea decide the climate of a place?
 How does the climate of a place affect the people living there?
 Draw and label the three climatic zones of the earth using pencil colours.
 Why does Mumbai have a moderate summer while Delhi has an
extremely hot summer?
 Write about the climate of the place where you stay, not the weather.
Form B
TEACHING MODULE REVIEW CHECKLIST
S.No. Criteria Tick /Cross Comments
 Faculty HoD HM
1 Were the module learning objectives clear
and as per NCERT/CBSE?
2 Did the module consist of HOTS?
3 Was lesson based on restructuring prior
knowledge?
4 Did module incorporate ample time for
practice?
5 Were individual differences catered to
while making the plan
6 Were individual differences catered to
while implementing the plan ?
7 Were AV aids/CAL also included?
8 Did the assignment activities include
learning experience for real life ?
9 Was the topic delivered in
 Lecture format
 Seminar Format
 Project
 Hands on learning
 Experimental approach
10 Did assessment also consist of MCQ’s
11 Type of formative/practice exercise
included-
 Oral
 Project
 Speaking
 Written
 Pen paper test
 Hands on activity
 Worksheet
12 Was Integrated learning incorporated?
13 Active involvement of learner reflected in
the teaching module?
14 Remediation being taken up in classroom
situation
15 Remediation being taken up beyond
classroom situation