Climate Change, Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

Climate Change, Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

Lesson 2 of 13 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Land Management
  • Oceans
  • ...

Lesson summary

In this activity students will explore some of the key points and issues around climate change, global warming and the greenhouse effect. Students working in groups to each explore one question around climate change, global warming and the greenhouse effect. Each group will create a poster, presentation or diagram to share their research with the rest of the class.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • gain a deeper understanding of climate change, the greenhouse effect and global warming, and recognise the differences between these three concepts.
  • understand that these issues are complex yet interconnected and have a range of causes and consequences.

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Curriculum mapping

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 10 Science:

  • Global systems, including the carbon cycle, rely on interactions involving the biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere (ACSSU189)
  • People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions (ACSHE194)
  • Critically analyse the validity of information in secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems (ACSIS206)
  • Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (ACSIS208)

Syllabus outcomes: SC5-13ES, SC5-7WS, SC5-8WS, SC5-9WS, SC5-12ES. 

Time required: 1 hour plus time to present.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – oversee activity

Resources required

  • Internet access
  • PowerPoint or poster making materials
  • Student worksheet.

Additional info

This is an original Cool.org lesson. Facts and figures in these lessons may have changed since this lesson was published. We always endeavour to update our resources in a timely manner, but if you see an error or issue in our resources please get in touch with us.

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