Climate Change

Curriculum details

Strand

Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)

Sub-strand

Climate Change (5.4)

Content standard

B4.5.4.1 - Know that climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today

Indicator

B4.5.4.1.1 - Explain that burning is one of the causes of climate change

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

• indicator text - p.15: strand 5 runs sub-strands 5.1, 5.2 then 5.4; B4 has no sub-strand 5.3 (SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY), which B1, B2 and B3 all have

Curriculum reference

Science Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 15

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners watch pictures and videos or charts showing burning of fossil fuel and changing weather pattern.
- Narrate to learners a story of a bush fire and the effect it has on humans, plants, animals and property.
- Learners, in groups discuss what happens when burning occurs.
- Learners present their ideas, i.e. burning brings out smoke, makes air dirty or unclean, etc.
- Brainstorm with learners on what will happen if there is continuous burning of vegetation and waste.
- Evaluate learners by asking them to design posters on the effect of burning on climate change.