The Westerlies

Written by Klaus Burri

Contents	Developing of dynamic air pressure cells in the mid-latitudes, Coriolis effect, jet stream, polar front, cold and warm front, occlusion, interpretation of a weather chart Developing of the six main weather situations in the Alps; development of clouds and precipitation
Suitable for	Gymnasium, 10th–12th year
Prerequisites	GCM must be understood.
Time	First step: students study the paper and write down their questions; homework for two weeks Second step: teacher works with the students during the lessons and answers the questions; 4–6 lessons

What's it about?

This paper is thought to be a SOL unit, i.e., pupils study the paper and learn on their own; the teacher will then only calibrate or rectify all the students' ideas. The paper explains with facts and figures the weather development of the mid-latitudes, the so-called westerlies. Questions help the students to check their own level of understanding and let them find what questions are important for them.

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