land use changes. Greenhouse effect. Students to assess’ each other ‘peer Describe and explain, and draw and identify strengths and conclusions the nature of the weaknesses of each other’s impacts of carbon cycle, and explanation. possible future changes, for: the land Ensure all students have the oceans access to a ‘correct’ the atmosphere and global description and explanation, climate. followed by multimedia or Introduction to the idea of research opportunity to greenhouse effect’. explore the idea of the ‘enhanced greenhouse ‘enhanced effect’. Week 7 Water, carbon, – climate and life on Earth Specification content Subject specific Learning outcomes Suggested learning Resources skills development activities (including ref to differentiation and extension activities) The key role of the Comparative Understand the positive An opportunity for students Website with resources, lesson ideas carbon and water graphing techniques. feedback between CO2 led to construct comparative and interactive activities about a stores and cycles in warming leading to higher graphs to show increases range of issues relating to the – Extended writing to supporting life on Earth evaporation rates and a wetter in greenhouse gases and levels descriptors. and particular atmosphere. atmospheric temperatures. Website with a range of pages Collect, analyse and reference to climate. exploring links between the Understand the significance of Students could construct interpret information The relationship (water vapour and clouds) feedback diagrams to from a range of between the water Studying the effects of and carbon (CO2) as illustrate relationships secondary sources cycle and carbon cycle – greenhouse gases. between water and carbon including factual, in the atmosphere. The Met Office climate scientist explores cycles and climate change. numerical and Understand the dominance of role of feedbacks within the idea of spatial data. CO2 in controlling the scale of Following discussion and and between cycles the greenhouse effect. reading students to an and their link to climate Video clip of Met Office climate Critical questioning extended prose exam style change and scientist exploring the idea of climate of information, and Understand and explain why answer to explain the role of implications for life on feedbacks (9 mins): is a lag between increased carbon and water in the Earth.
land use changes. Describe and explain, and draw conclusions the nature of the impacts of carbon cycle, and possible future changes, for: the land the oceans the atmosphere and global climate. Introduction to the idea of ‘enhanced greenhouse effect’. Greenhouse effect. Students to ‘peer assess’ each other and identify strengths and weaknesses of each other’s explanation. Ensure all students have access to a ‘correct’ description and explanation, followed by multimedia or research opportunity to explore the idea of the ‘enhanced greenhouse effect’. Week 7 – Water, carbon, climate and life on Earth Specification content Subject specific skills development Learning outcomes Suggested learning activities (including ref to differentiation and extension activities) Resources The key role of the carbon and water stores and cycles in supporting life on Earth and particular reference to climate. The relationship between the water cycle and carbon cycle in the atmosphere. The role of feedbacks within and between cycles and their link to climate change and implications for life on Earth. Comparative graphing techniques. Extended writing to levels descriptors. Collect, analyse and interpret information from a range of secondary sources – including factual, numerical and spatial data. Critical questioning of information, and Understand the positive feedback between CO2 led warming leading to higher evaporation rates and a wetter atmosphere. Understand the significance of (water vapour and clouds) and carbon (CO2) as greenhouse gases. Understand the dominance of CO2 in controlling the scale of the greenhouse effect. Understand and explain why is a lag between increased An opportunity for students to construct comparative graphs – to show increases in greenhouse gases and atmospheric temperatures. Students could construct feedback diagrams to illustrate relationships between water and carbon cycles and climate change. Following discussion and reading students to an extended prose exam style answer to explain the role of carbon and water in the Website with resources, lesson ideas and interactive activities about a range of issues relating to the Website with a range of pages exploring links between the Studying the effects of Met Office climate scientist explores the idea of Video clip of Met Office climate scientist exploring the idea of climate feedbacks (9 mins):
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