What To Do and How To Do It:
1. Download a PDF copy of the What is Your Climate Classification? Learning Activity.
This PDF contains full instructions and paper-based copies of all the data and graphs needed for the learning activity.
2. View the data in Google Earth.
The Google Earth* viewer below displays 30-year climate data summaries for about 70 cities around the world. Zoom in and scroll around the image to select your target area.
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Click on a green location pin.
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The pop-up box will show details of the location and allow you to download 30 year data as an Excel file or as CSV (comma separated values) file.
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Close the pop up box.
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Click the box below Google Earth to show the Köppen-Gieger Classification.
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Compare the colour of your chosen location with the colour key at the top. Click on the colour key to get a description of each climate sub-category. Clicking on the area around the location pin will also give the description of the climate sub-category for the location.
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Click the box Display Climate Classifications of GLOBE schools to show if any schools in the area have submitted their climate classification to GLOBE.
3) Post your Climate Classification on Google Earth at the following link - SCRC Climate Classifications
If you do not have a copy of Google Earth on your computer, you can download it, for free, from: http://google.com/earth/index.html)
GLOBE has also produced a Google Earth Installation and Navigation Guide, which is available at: http://globe.gov/docs/scrc/googleearth.pdf