Rangi - weather and climate lessons for teachers

Developed for teachers, these lessons offer an engaging way to learn about Aotearoa’s weather and climate.

Rangi is an online weather and climate curriculum for teachers.

The lesson packages were co-developed between NIWA’s climate researchers and meteorologists, and teachers and students from a group of West Auckland intermediate schools. Rangi (meaning weather or sky in te reo Māori) is designed to offer intermediate age students an engaging and interactive way to learn about Aotearoa’s weather and climate, inspiring children to consider a future career in a STEM-related field. Rangi is supported by MBIE’s Unlocking Curious Minds contestable fund.

Each lesson contains a teaching resource package with theory, videos, activities, experiments and quizzes.

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    Lesson 13: Glaciers

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    Glaciers are beautiful to see and are a majestic, pristine part of our natural landscape. But what exactly is a glacier, and how do they work?

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    Lesson 14: Becoming a climate solver

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    Understanding what is important to everyone helps us make choices about how to adapt to our changing climate in ways that suit the needs of our communities.

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    Rangi: weather and climate glossary

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    Were there any terms you didn't know in any of these lessons? We explain some of them here - alphabetically from anemometer to wind speed.