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Description
This video helps students understand how weather forecasts are made in Canada and highlights the role of the Meteorological Service of Canada in monitoring and predicting weather. It explains the tools and technology used to collect weather data, such as radar and monitoring equipment, and shows how this information is analyzed using computer models. The video also highlights the role of scienctists, engineers, and meteorologists who work together to interpret the data and provide accurate, timely weather forecasts to Canadians. It also explains how experts at Environment and Climate Change Canada are continually improving forecasting methods by studying other parts of Earth's systems such as oceans, ice, lakes, and rivers, to develop more complete Earth modelling systems.
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General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This video supports science outcomes in grades five to twelve, particularly in science units on weather, climate, or Earth systems. It provides an excellent introduction to the role of Environment and Climate Change Canada and Meteorological Service of Canada in monitoring and predicting weather across Canada. This video can also serve as an entry point to a unit on weather or climate, or a thought starter for discussions about why accurate weather forecasts are important for safety, transportation, agriculture and everyday life in Canada.
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- Knowledge and Employability Science: Environmental Chemistry (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)
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- Earth Science 11: The transfer of energy through the atmosphere creates weather and is affected by climate change
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- Environmental Science 12: Human activities cause changes in the global climate system
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- Earth Science 11: The transfer of energy through the atmosphere creates weather and is affected by climate change
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (2)
- Climate Change
- Weather