SHS2 Agricultural Science · Semester 2 Week 17: Climate Change Variability and Change

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.1.LI.1 - Describe global warming and its effect on environmental and rural livelihood sustainability.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define global warming in their own words and distinguish it from weather and climate.
Explain at least three human activities that contribute to global warming.
Describe at least two effects of global warming on the environment, such as rising sea levels and changing rainfall patterns.
Explain how global warming threatens rural livelihoods, giving specific examples from Ghana’s farming and fishing communities.
Complete a written report summarising their findings on global warming in their school’s catchment area, using information gathered from the internet or pictures.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Agriculture and Climate (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Climate Change Variability and Change (4.1)
Content standard: 2.4.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of global warming and its threat to environmental and rural livelihood sustainability. 2.4.1.LO.1 Analyse global warming and its to environmental and rural sustainability. 2.4.1.LO.2 Examine key atmospheric and their threat to environmental and rural livelihood sustainability.
Indicator: 2.4.1.LI.1 - Describe global warming and its effect on environmental and rural livelihood sustainability.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 17 (Week 37 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 72

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry-Based Learning: Learners study a case on climate variability, change and global warming in the catchment area of the school.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Video documentaries and pictures on global warming and its challenges in agriculture
- Computer
- Projector
- Notebooks
- Smartphone
Assessment (2.4.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.