Climate Change and Green Economy · JHS1 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.5.4.1.1 - Search for information on ways sustainable energy choices and scientific ideas are used to protect the environment.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define sustainable energy and identify at least four sources of sustainable energy available in Ghana.
Explain the greenhouse effect and describe how human activities contribute to it.
Describe at least three sustainable energy choices individuals and communities in Ghana can make to protect the environment.
Use information from multiple sources (books, internet, interviews) to identify scientific ideas that help reduce environmental damage.
Present a simple plan for a locally sustained energy project that could protect their school or community environment.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Climate Change and Green Economy (5.4)
Content standard: B7.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of sustainable energy choices and their impact on the environment
Indicator: B7.5.4.1.1 - Search for information on ways sustainable energy choices and scientific ideas are used to protect the environment.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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: Science, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 48
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Describe how people use sustainable energy choices and scientific ideas to protect the environment.
2. Analyse greenhouse effects on the environment and show how they can be minimised.
3. Design a project to show how energy can be locally sustained through the use of scientific processes to protect the environment.