Module 2: Stories of Other Worlds (The Five Processes that Make a Living Planet):

Earth Science Essentials

Climate Zones: The effects of latitude, mountains, prevailing winds, and oceans

This unit examines factors that influence climate on an Earth-like planet and considers how climate zones might be distributed on imaginary other worlds. Individual lessons will open in a new page--simply close the page when done and return here.

• Climates of a World Lecture (~19:06 min)


• How to Build Climate Zones for a World—interactive text


• Extra Resources: Earth Climate Zones activity


• Extra Resources: Earth Climate Zones activity walk through


• Extra Resources: Creating imaginary worlds. Writing exercise.

10/27/2017--pictures and text copyright Russ Colson