What's the difference between weather and climate? Objective Students will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast weather and climate. 2. Predict the effects of climate change on life. Background In “Climate Science in Focus (Weather versus Climate),” students will explore the differences between weather and climate and how changes in the environment can impact the local climate. Broken into eight days, these lessons require 58 minutes to complete. Designed around 9th grade Next Generation Science Standards, it is a unit easily adapted down for middle school or up for advanced high school classes Duration: 60 Minutes.