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I really like this question Nicole!
We often give out about not getting hot days but the reality of having to work/study in buildings that aren’t equipped for them soon has us giving out more!
I think looking at the issues we face with eg a hot, stuffy classroom might help the young people to draw comparisons to the problems the rise in temperature might have for our planet, oceans and wildlife and the disasters it can cause such as forest fires.
There is so much scope with this question.
My question would be
What impact has all of the building in the area had on the number of trees and green spaces?There has been a huge change in the number of houses and apartments in the area in the time I have been teaching there. The young people could look at satelite images from today and from the past and compare the two, looking at the difference in the amount of trees and things like air quality. They could interview or survey staff, parents/grandparents who live in the area to see if they have information or photographs of the area and do a field study by visiting local green spaces and counting the numbers of trees in their housing estates.
I think this could be a feasible and interesting research topic for a group to do.
I agree Rachael, the EO browser would be a fantastic way to show comparisons between places now and even 10 0r 20 years ago. It could be good to even show them what it looked like the year they were born and get them to examine the differences and discuss what might have caused it. The satelite images give so much information that cannot be seen from the ground.
3. I downloaded and completed the pupil activities, From the ground and from the sky (as linked in Slide 19) and thought they would be really interesting to do with young people.
I think that the activities would generate great discussions and really get the students to think about the different information we can get from satelite images and how useful they can be.The Match the pictures activity would get the young people to really examine the photos for geographical details such as sea,land surface and altitude, buildings, rivers etc and to talk about why some of this looks so different from above.
An extension of this would be to generate satelite images of the school and local area and compare it to the view the young people are used to seeing from ground.
Sharon,
I loved the tone of the narration – there was nothing scary or sensational in the tone but at the same time it was serious enough to warrant an understanding that we should listen.
I also liked the way the film ended with the different statements about it being too late for pessimism. I feel these could be especially useful for any viewers who might feel a bit overwhelmed by the messages of the film and they could be a good starting point for a discussion on taking action.
I found the film Home a really fantastic film with stunning imagery and brilliant information. It would be a great film to show to older students but I feel that it could be used more effectively in segments with primary school students.
I think I would link segments of the film to other lessons like Geography, Science, History to show the link between what we do,how we live and the golbal impact of climate change. For example if you were looking at Agriculture, you could show the segment from the film that deals with that and then generate a discussion on how things have changed in recent years, the impact of our way of farming/eating etc on water, land here and in other parts of the world etc.
There is great scope to use the film alongside the other videos in this module, adapted to suit the age/ability of the young people and to tie in with other subject areas.
I think my young people would really enjoy using their ipads to record climate news segments. It would help drive them through the written parts of the worksheet and would be a great way to demonstrate their learning and reinforce it as they listen to each other’s reports.
Posters are also a great way to enhance the learning and could be hung outside the classrooms to generate interest and discussions with other students and teachers.
I think Activity 3 has lots of great information about Climate and the Greenhouse effect. The video is engaging and easy to follow and there is plenty of information to help teacher with this activity.
The tealtool is a great digital,interactive visual for young people to explore and compare the different elements of our climate historically and seeing future predictions.
My biggest concern with this activity is that the worksheet has much more reading and writing compared to Activities 1 and 2 which I feel a lot of my young people will struggle with. It might just mean some adaptation or careful consideration of how I group them to keep it engaging for all.
I was just thinking that the birthdays element could lead on from a maths activity on surveys/bar charts or the data collected from their discussion in birthday months could be used to do a graph – as a practice for the temperature one later on.
I agree, it would be good to see more differentiation. There are definitely some of my learners who would struggle with some of the text and the tables in the worksheets. If they are done in pairs or groups, I could be mindful of who works together and give each group member a specific task, more suited to their strengths.
The two resources are really well laid out and easy to use. I think the young people I work with would really enjoy the hands on elements of making the weather station and record keeping. The opportunities for them to work in pairs/groups and to relate the learning to their own lives really appeal as well.
We would have space to safely leave the weather station in our garden and could broaden out the teaching to others by getting the young people to explain what they are doing and the jobs of the different instruments. There would also be opportunity for them to report back on their findings.
There would be a small amount of preparation involved in getting the supplies organised and building the instruments but I feel they would be really valuable, memorable lessons for the young people.