Objective: This worksheet aims to educate students about the Earth's major climate zones, including their characteristic temperatures, vegetation, and animal life, and to encourage them to apply this knowledge to real-world examples and their own local environment.

Content and methods: The worksheet starts by directing students to watch an explanatory video about climate zones. After viewing, students are tasked with matching various pieces of information (temperature ranges, vegetation types like coniferous forests, deserts, olive trees, animals like deer, polar bears, moose, camels, and weather patterns) to the correct climate zones: Tropics, Subtropics, Temperate Zone, Subpolar Zone, and Polar Zone. The worksheet then presents three short narratives from children, each describing the climate, vegetation, and animals of their respective regions, with a hint about their country's initial letter. Students must identify the climate zone and country for each child. Finally, the worksheet prompts students to describe the climate, plants, and animals of their own local area and compare it to the information learned about the different climate zones.

Competencies:

• Understanding of geographical concepts related to climate zones
• Information extraction and matching skills
• Application of learned concepts to new scenarios
• Observational skills and reflection on local environment
• Comparison and analytical thinking

Target group: 4th-7th grade