Questions: Climate vs. Weather Hexagonal Thinking Today you will use the word bank below to fill in the hexagons. First, identify words that are connected in some way. Place each word somewhere in the hexagon web-putting words that are somehow connected next to each other. When you are done, number your connections and explain the connections in 1 sentence each on the back. Word Bank ↓ Climate change Daily forecast Climate Weather Human activity Long term averages Meteorology Climatology CO2 increasing

Climate vs. Weather Hexagonal Thinking Today you will use the word bank below to fill in the hexagons. First, identify words that are connected in some way. Place each word somewhere in the hexagon web-putting words that are somehow connected next to each other. When you are done, number your connections and explain the connections in 1 sentence each on the back.

Word Bank ↓
Climate change
Daily forecast
Climate
Weather
Human activity
Long term averages
Meteorology
Climatology
CO2 increasing
Transcript text: Climate vs. Weather Hexagonal Thinking Today you will use the word bank below to fill in the hexagons. First, identify words that are connected in some way. Place each word somewhere in the hexagon web-putting words that are somehow connected next to each other. When you are done, number your connections and explain the connections in 1 sentence each on the back. Word Bank $\downarrow$ \begin{tabular}{l|} \hline Climate change \\ Daily forecast \\ Climate \\ Weather \\ Human activity \\ Long term averages \\ Meteorology \\ Climatology \\ $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ increasing \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Step 1: Analyze the filled hexagons

The student has filled the hexagons with relevant terms related to climate and weather, trying to place related concepts adjacent to each other.

Step 2: Evaluate the connections

Some connections are logical, such as "Climate Change" being next to "Long-term averages" and "Human activity". "Climate" is next to "Weather" and "Climate Change". "Daily forecast" is connected to "Climate" and "Weather". "Climatology" and "Meteorology" are placed next to "Long-term average".

Step 3: Identify potential improvements

"Human activity" could be placed closer to "CO2 increasing", as human activities contribute to increasing CO2 levels, which in turn affects climate change. "Daily forecast" is more closely associated with "Weather" and could be positioned further away from "Climate". "Meteorology" is the study of weather, so should be connected to weather rather than climate. Climatology and meteorology could be located next to each other.

Final Answer: The student has made some good connections but could improve the placement of "CO2 increasing", "Daily forecast", "Meteorology", and "Climatology" for a more accurate representation of the relationships between the concepts.

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