Resources for teachers on teaching climate science in Key Stage 3 and 4 Science from CPDN, University of Oxford.
Key Stage 3 and 4 Science
There is a broad range of activities below which could be used in the teaching of KS3/4 science. There are several simple climate models – using dice, bottles of water, Excel spreadsheets etc. as well as exercises investigating CPDN (climateprediction.net) data or the greenhouse effect in general.
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| Teachers notes |
Teachers’ notes Guide to where the materials fit in UK science curriculum (pdf, 50KB)
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| Lesson plan |
Lesson plan Suggested lesson plan with background information & solutions for teachers (pdf, 120KB)
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| Introduction to Climate and Climate Change |
Presentation (pdf, 260KB)
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| Simple climate model teachers’ notes |
Teachers’ notes For calculator / Excel versions (pdf, 140KB) |
| Students’ notes For Excel version (pdf, 120KB) | |
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Paper & calculator worksheet (pdf, 100KB)
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| Bucket model Practical climate model involving a plastic bottle and water. Best done in groups of three |
Students’ worksheet (pdf, 110KB) |
| Using dice as a climate model Requires Excel and one dice per pupil / group of pupils |
Teachers’ notes (pdf, 100KB) |
| Students’ worksheet (pdf, 140KB) | |
| Presentation (pdf, 530KB) | |
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Presentation notes for teachers (pdf, 100KB)
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| The Day After Tomorrow |
Discussion-based exercise (pdf, 100KB) |
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Friends of the Earth press release (pdf, 90KB)
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| Exploring energy conservation for the Earth Looking at the transfer of energy from the Sun to the Earth’s atmosphere |
Presentation (pdf, 120KB) |
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Teachers’ notes (pdf, 80KB)
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| Using CPDN to produce a climate forecast 3 half-hour sessions require CPDN and the visualisation package to be installed |
Worksheet (pdf, 130KB)
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| Thinking about the greenhouse effect |
Poster (pdf, 120KB) 2 session classroom exercise, resulting in the production of a poster
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| New Zealand schools: Using CPDN results to produce a climate forecast |
Worksheet (doc, 110KB)
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| New Zealand schools: Making a climate forecast for a particular location |
Worksheet (doc, 60KB)
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| New Zealand schools: Students’ evaluation of the exercises questionnaire |
Questionnaire (doc, 30KB)
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| New Zealand schools: Useful sources of information |
Information (doc, 30KB)
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| New Zealand schools: Presentation for teachers |
Teachers’ Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 1.6MB)
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