B5 Our World And Our People · Term 1 Week 9: The Environment and the Weather

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.1.1.1 - Record human activities that cause over concentration of greenhouse gases and climate change

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain in their own words what the greenhouse effect and climate change mean.
Identify at least five human activities in their community that release greenhouse gases.
Record these activities in a simple table or chart, grouping them under headings like “farming,” “transport,” and “home and community.”
Discuss how these activities contribute to the over-concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Suggest at least two ways the atmosphere can be preserved for quality air, building on what they will explore further in Week 11.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The Environment and the Weather (2.1)
Content standard: B5.2.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of human activities that contribute to abundant greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Indicator: B5.2.1.1.1 - Record human activities that cause over concentration of greenhouse gases and climate change
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 29
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners explain climate change and human adaptations.
Learner list human activities in their community that contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases e.g. deforestation, application of fertilizers, smoke from vehicles, bush burning, burning of refuse and charcoal, smoke from industries.
Learners talk about how the atmosphere can be preserved for the provision of quality air, e.g. tree planting, do not cut trees, do not burn refuse etc.