Climate Change · B3 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1 (Identify human activities that pollute the atmosphere)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the atmosphere as the air around us in their own words.
Identify at least three human activities that pollute the atmosphere (e.g., burning waste, vehicle exhaust fumes, bush burning).
Observe and describe what happens to smoke when something burns, using words like “rises” and “spreads into the air.”
Predict what happens to the air we breathe when many polluting activities happen in one place.
Work in small groups to list and talk about other activities that can pollute the atmosphere.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Climate Change (5.4)
Content standard: B3.5.4.1 - Know that climate change is one of the most important environmental issues facing the world today and is a long-term change in the pattern of average weather of a specific region of the earth
Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1 - Identify human activities that pollute the atmosphere
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.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 62
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners watch pictures and videos on human activities that pollute the atmosphere.
- Teacher explains to learners that "atmosphere" refers to the air around us.
- Tell stories or talk about scenarios that pollute the atmosphere i.e. burning of waste and bush, exhaust fumes from moving cars etc.
- Introduce a simple game or activity to help learners understand how the atmosphere gets polluted., e.g. smoke from mosquito coils, burning of pieces of paper (Note: this activity must be done outside the classroom) and ask learners to tell where the smoke goes.
- Evaluate learners by asking them to talk about other activities that pollute the atmosphere.
NB: Teacher should not discuss things about climate doom that will scare the learners.