SHS2 Agricultural Science · Semester 2 Week 19: Climate Change Variability and Change

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.4.1.LI.1 - Describe other atmospheric changes and their threat to environmental and rural livelihood sustainability.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four atmospheric changes other than global warming, such as ozone layer depletion, acid rain, atmospheric pollution and changes in rainfall patterns.
Explain how each atmospheric change threatens environmental sustainability, using specific examples from agriculture and natural resources.
Describe how these atmospheric changes affect rural livelihoods, including farming, fishing and livestock keeping.
Discuss human activities that contribute to atmospheric changes and propose simple mitigation measures.
Work collaboratively in groups to present findings and create awareness posters on atmospheric changes and their threats.

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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.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of other atmospheric changes and their 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 other atmospheric changes and their threat to environmental and rural livelihood sustainability.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 19 (Week 39 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. 73

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Collaborative Learning: Learners in small groups discuss reading assignments on the topic and present group reports.
Activity-based Learning: Design posters to create awareness on human activities that contribute to atmospheric changes
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional Internet connectivity
- Computer
- YEAR THREE
- Smartphone
- Projector
- Field
- Relevant
- notebooks textbooks
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.