Climate Science: An Introduction To Climate Change

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• critical thinking
• collaboration
• communication

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 9 Science:

• Represent the carbon cycle and examine how key processes including combustion, photosynthesis and respiration rely on interactions between Earth’s spheres (the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere) (AC9S9U03)

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy

Syllabus outcomes: SC5-ENV-01

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 9 Science achievement standards: Students explain how interactions within and between Earth’s spheres affect the carbon cycle.

UN SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

• Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

• A3 blank paper
• Climate Change Fact Sheet
• Device capable of sharing audiovisual material
• Devices for student online research
• Student Worksheet - one for each student
• Teacher support - Talking About Climate Change Fact Sheet.

Resources can be found in the Lesson Plan above.

These lessons draw on concepts from the Carbon Almanac. 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - lead class discussions and oversee independent activities.

How To Teach Sustainability With Hope 

Quick Summary: This course will help you find out how to bring hope to challenging, upsetting or worrying topics around sustainability.