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Lawyer up and prepare your defense ✍! Global warming and climate change are in the dock. Time to bring in the expert witnesses. Your students are going to examine the evidence that it is human activity that has caused global warming and prepare a defense.
A google classroom distance learning version is also included so you’re all set whether you have face to face classes or have to teach remotely. You can relax and teach knowing that you’ve got this covered.
Your students will love learning about the impact humans have on the environment with these engaging activities. Easy to follow and fun to use and teach with. This comprehensive packet is specially designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-5 standard “ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century”.
This will be a lesson to remember. Each science station is arranged as a court exhibit. At each station the students will examine the evidence and note how this helps their client’s case in their defense notes.
- ► Exhibit A: CO2 levels
Students will read about the increase and causes of CO2 levels and then answer questions in their defense pack.
- ► Exhibit B: Global Temperature Rise
Students will look at the trend in global temperatures and use this as part of their defense.
- ►Exhibit C: Cement Production
Students will visit a website and look at the impact of cement production on CO2 levels.
- ► Exhibit D: Agriculture
Students will create an infographic on supplied data detailing the greenhouse gas emission in agriculture.
- ► Exhibit E Effect of Volcanoes
This evidence can be used to counter any argument that volcanoes have a greater impact in CO2 emissions than humans.
- ► Exhibit F The Sun’s Role
Students will read evidence to show that the sun cannot be responsible for an increase in global temperature.
- ✍ Conclusion
Finally the students will be asked to conclude whether the evidence is sufficient. This would be an excellent homework/consolidation assessment section. You could ask them to present this as part of their assessment.
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