Session Two: Climate Change – causes and effects

Session Two: Climate Change – causes and effects

Objectives

After Session Two, students should understand:

• the causes of  the greenhouse effect
• What changes are happening to our climate

National Curriculum Links Key Stage 2

• Geography:
  • 2a Geographical vocabulary
  • 2c Use of atlases and maps
  • 2d Use of secondary sources
  • 3e How places change
  • 4b Physical and human processes
  • 5a Improvement and damage to the environment
  • 6e An environmental issue
• English:
  • 4a & 4b Drama

Lesson plan, procedures and teachers' notes

• Session 2 lesson plan (32kb, doc)
• Session 2 activity procedures (256kb, doc)
• Session 2 teachers' background notes (90kb, doc)

Activity 7 Starter true/false quiz

Quick physical activity to start the session and recap on session one.

Activity 7 Procedure (24kb, doc)

True or false quiz questions (25kb, doc)

Activity 8 The greenhouse experiment

Basic experiment to show the effect of a "greenhouse" on temperature.

Activity 8 Procedure (24kb, doc)

(Experiment equipment available in Resources Box.)

Activity 9 The greenhouse effect animations

Online animations explaining the greenhouse effect, from the Science Museum.

Activity 9 Procedure (24kb, doc)

Activity 10 The greenhouse effect play

Short drama to demonstrate the greenhouse effect.

Activity 10 Procedure (24kb, doc)

Play script (31kb, doc)

Activity 11 Global warming model

Interactive display, which illustrates the greenhouse effect. The parts need to be borrowed from Harrogate Borough Council.

Activity 11 Procedure (236kb, doc)

Activity 12 Climate Change Film

2 minute film produced by DEFRA about climate change, with questions.

Activity 12 Procedure (25kb, doc)

Question sheet (249kb, doc)

("Tomorrow's Climate: Today's Challenge" DVD provided in Resources Box.)

Activity 13 Where in the world?

Uses a large map of the world and picture cards to show where the effects of climate change will be felt.

Activity 13 Procedure (25kb, doc)

Where in the world answers (26kb, doc)

Where in the world  picture cards (507kb, pdf) (also available in the Resources Box.)

Activity 14 Changes worksheet

Homework activity looking at the effects of climate change.

Changes worksheet (410kb, doc)

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