Climate Lesson 3

OUTCOME

By the end of the lesson you will be able to understand the basic principals in building a climate model. You will also be able to understand how physicists and climate scientists valuate their model

A climate model uses processes we understand to help answer the question: 'what will happen if ....?

Climate models are constantly changing and being refined based on observational evidence.

LEARNING TASKS

Explain

The video above explains how a simple climate model can be constructed. Pause the video at the 9.20 mark and try to answer the question regarding reflection of solar radiation.

Evaluate

Do questions:

2.4 Review

DPQs

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