Name
Anthropogenic and natural causes of climate change
Topic
Climate change
Learning time
2 hours
Designed time
2 hours
Size of class
20
Description
This learning scenario is designed for the implementation of the escape room https://view.genial.ly/6066b34bccc9790cde59eae6/interactive-content-caution-of-climate-change, during our activities for the Erasmus/eTwinning project "Eat Smart Save Your Land". An LTA on the greenhouse effect has already implemented.
Mode of delivery
Blended
Aims
Students to gain a better understanding on the anthropogenic and natural factors that affect climate change.
Outcomes
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Affective learning outcomes
Editor
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INTRODUCTION: CLUES TO BE SOLVED
25 minutes)
  • Discuss
    10
    20
    2
    There's a discussion based to the videos that students watched in the prior LTA, and the following statement: "Over the history of the Planet, the climate has changed naturally. It happened during the ice ages, and maybe also when the dinosaurs disappeared. In addition, human activities have warmed the climate. May it's true that the earth’s atmosphere has warmed and cooled in the past without interference from humans. However, concentrations of CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere are at their highest levels due to humans! DO WE HAVE STRONG EVIDENCE OF THESE?
  • Collaborate
    15
    5
    1
    Students are divided in teams of 5 persons, and they encouraged to click on each number by starting from the evidence number 1, 2 .and keep notes so as to collect evidence for the causes on each clue.
Notes:
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NATURAL CYCLES
40 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    10
    10
    1
    Students are called to go on evidence number 3. They watch a video and a representation photo of carbon cycle, and then are called to respond correctly to three quizzes.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    5
    0
    Students in the same teams work on evidence number 4, Click on all interactive elements, take a look on the explanations of Milankovitch cycles, keep notes for their evidences and respond correctly to the questions of the pinball quiz.
  • Collaborate
    15
    5
    1
    They study the Milankovitch Cycles over the past 250,000 years, with projections for the next 100,000 years, read an article explaining why Milankovitch Cycles can't explain the current warming, and take part in a discussion presenting their findings.
Notes:
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ALBEDO
25 minutes)
  • Investigate
    10
    5
    1
    There's a discussion presentation on what albedo is and then students in teams work based to a simulation, use the ice cover slider to change the albedo in the model, so as to develop that Albedo varies greatly depending on the type of surface the sunlight hits. Thus they watch the graphs to see what happens to the temperature and the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and ocean. Then they respond to some questions.
  • Practice
    15
    5
    1
    Students in teams work on the measuring Albedo worksheet.
Notes:
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DIGITAL LITERACY: FACTS OR FAKE NEWS?
30 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    5
    0
    Students in the same teams have to come through different statements and having in mind all those taugh to come in conclussion if these statements are fake news or true.
  • Produce
    15
    1
    0
    Students make posters or infograhics related to the cuses of climate change.
Notes:
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