Lesson 13 Key idea 6.7c Climate change Amazonian Starter resulting from the drought events Compare and contrast the natural and enhanced (1 hour) 6.7 Biological enhanced greenhouse greenhouse effect. Teacher to provide two diagrams. carbon cycles and effect may increase the Students to outline the causes of the enhanced greenhouse the water cycle are frequency of drought due effect pair activity. – threatened by to shifting climate belts, human activity. Main which may impact on the Focus on the impact of the enhanced greenhouse effect health of forests as and climate change on drought frequency, forest health carbon stores. ( Suggested and shifting of climate belts. Amazonian drought learning Teacher could display suitable images or students could events). objectives search for images using (image search engine) to begin To understand how discussion. the Key contribution to Amazonian drought case study students to identify the – global warming Enhanced greenhouse complexity of drought in the Amazon. Why is forest health can have wider effect uncertain? Why is the impact of climate change on forest physical and health complex? Is drought in the Amazon of greater Climate change human concern than deforestation? Drought consequences. change could triple Amazon drought, study ‘Climate finds’, (Chelsea Harvey, 2016) Climate belt To identify the NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on complexities of Amazon Forests climate change impact. Plenary What will be the impact of climate change resulting from Skills objective the enhanced greenhouse effect? Describe and Students answer this question which is then peer-marked. explain distribution Peer-marking to underline specialist vocabulary, of drought. exemplification and explanation. Alternatively, Improve the answer activity provide a part – answer to explain how the carbon and cycle are threatened by human activity. Students have to finish the answer.
Lesson 13 (1 hour) Key idea 6.7 Biological carbon cycles and the water cycle are threatened by human activity. Suggested learning objectives To understand how the contribution to global warming can have wider physical and human consequences. To identify the complexities of climate change impact. Skills objective Describe and explain distribution of drought. 6.7c Climate change resulting from the enhanced greenhouse effect may increase the frequency of drought due to shifting climate belts, which may impact on the health of forests as carbon stores. ( Amazonian drought events). Key Enhanced greenhouse effect Climate change Drought Climate belt Amazonian drought events Starter Compare and contrast the natural and enhanced greenhouse effect. Teacher to provide two diagrams. Students to outline the causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect – pair activity. Main Focus on the impact of the enhanced greenhouse effect and climate change on drought frequency, forest health and shifting of climate belts. Teacher could display suitable images or students could search for images using (image search engine) to begin discussion. Amazonian drought case study – students to identify the complexity of drought in the Amazon. Why is forest health uncertain? Why is the impact of climate change on forest health complex? Is drought in the Amazon of greater concern than deforestation? ‘Climate change could triple Amazon drought, study finds’, (Chelsea Harvey, 2016) NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests Plenary What will be the impact of climate change resulting from the enhanced greenhouse effect? Students answer this question which is then peer-marked. Peer-marking to underline specialist vocabulary, exemplification and explanation. Alternatively, Improve the answer activity – provide a part answer to explain how the carbon and cycle are threatened by human activity. Students have to finish the answer.
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