Introduction

What is climate?



D2.1 Canada is cold due to our climate
Climate is a word that is used very often in media, but do you really understand what it means? In this lesson, you will learn exactly what a climate is and how it affects humans as well as other species. We will also go through what a biome is and how biomes exchange energy and matter with their surroundings.

This lesson will help prepare you for learning how climate, seasons, and biomes are created.

  Targets

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

  • explain how climate affects the lives of people and other species
  • describe a biome as an open system in terms of energy and matter exchanges at its boundaries

  Watch This

Weather vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1 © YouTube Crash Course Kids 


Watch this video for an introduction to the difference between weather and climate. This video does a great job of explaining what each of those terms mean and how they are different.