Lesson summary
Students begin to think about the practical implications of climate change on food production specific to a familiar lunchbox staple, the humble banana. They will work through a series of linked literacy and numeracy activities to explore the impacts of climate change on Australia’s farmers. This lesson meets selected Australian Curriculum outcomes for Years 7 and 8 in the subjects of Science and Design and Technologies.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- grasp the significance of climate change impacts upon food production around Australia
- conceptualise the global climate change issue affecting life in their home country.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Year 7 & 8 Design and Technologies:
- Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable (ACTDEK032)
Year 7 Science:
- People use understanding and skills from across the disciplines of science in their occupations (ACSHE224)
Year 8 Science:
- Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management (ACSHE136)
General capabilities: Numeracy, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding
Cross curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.1, OI.2.
Syllabus Outcomes: SC4-13ES.
Time needed: 60 minutes.
Resources required
- Internet
- Student Worksheet
Additional info
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