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Morning
(2.5h) |
Afternoon
(2h) |
Day 1 - Gathering information
about climate change
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Focus:
What is climate change |
Focus:
More on climate change |
Activities:
Brainstorm – what we know about climate change and our questions;
watching and discussing short video clips and animations; sequencing
pictures about the greenhouse effect; answering questions about
local-global links. |
Activities:
Science experiment; fill in the missing words; research.
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Main curriculum links:
English S&L, Geography, Science, PSHE/Citizenship |
Main curriculum links:
Science, English, Geography, ICT |
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| Day 2 - The effects of climate change in different countries |
Focus:
The effects of climate change in different countries |
Focus:
More on the effects of climate change past, present and future |
Activities:
Looking at case studies and drawing strip cartoons of the effects
of climate change on people’s lives; using maps and a climate
change calendar to identify which countries produce most carbon
dioxide emissions per capita and discuss possible reasons; card
game to think about how they can present what they have learnt.
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Activities:
Writing stories based on case studies; devising interviews for older
relatives; writing a story about the effects of climate change in
the future. |
| Main curriculum links: Geography, PSHE/Citizenship,
English S&L |
Main curriculum links:
English, PSHE/Citizenship, Geography |
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Day 3 - Our contribution to climate
change |
Focus:
Fossil fuels in our everyday lives |
Focus:
Climate-friendly lifestyles |
Activities:
Listing everyday activities and where they use fossil fuels; making
flow-charts of the fossil fuel energy that goes into breakfast
cereals; brainstorming how we could use less fossil fuel. |
Activities:
Climate change quiz; writing stories about life using less fossil
fuel; discussion of needs and wants; following up interviews
from Day 2. |
| Main curriculum links: Citizenship, Science,
Art, English S&L |
Main curriculum links:
Geography, Science, English, PSHE/Citizenship |
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Day 4 - What we can do |
Focus:
Planning for action – energy use at school |
Focus:
Energy conservation at home |
Activities:
School energy survey; using an interactive poster to find ways
of making a school more sustainable; action planning. |
Activities:
Science activity about insulation; designing an energy-efficient
home; school travel survey. |
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Main curriculum links:
PSHE/Citizenship, English S&L, ICT, Science |
Main curriculum links:
Science, Art and Design, PSHE/Citizenship, English S&L |
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Day 5 - Spreading the message |
Focus:
Sharing what we have learnt |
Focus:
Finishing off and reflecting |
Activities:
Reviewing learning from the week’s activities and identifying
any gaps; discussion and role play about how to get a message
across to an identified audience; designing presentations. |
Activities:
Designing and sharing presentations; evaluation. |
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Main curriculum links:
English S&L, Citizenship, Art and Design, ICT |
Main curriculum links:
English S&L, Citizenship, Art and Design, ICT |
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