Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Understand what is meant by the term Climate Change and what is causing it.
• Set up a fair test to record the effect of a greenhouse on temperature.

Activities

1. Learn that climate change/global warming is caused by greenhouse gases that trap heat (Yrs 3&4).
2. Set up an experiment to measure how temperature is affected by a greenhouse (Yrs 3&4).
3. Record the experiment, draw a table of results and a bar graph to show findings (Yr4).
4. Design a poster to show how we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide we produce (Yr3).

Investigation - exploring, fair testing
Climate change is a real problem for lots of habitats. Discover what is meant by climate change and what is causing it. Conduct an experiment to investigate climate change.
Year 3 - Use scaffolded task sheet to help set up and record the investigation.
Year 4 - Encourage more independence in setting up and recording results.

Vocabulary
Habitat, ecosystem, climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, temperature