Key stage 3 & 4 Science
There is a broad range of activities below which could be used in the teaching of KS3/4 science. There are several simple climate models – using dice, bottles of water, Excel spreadsheets etc. as well as excercises investigating climateprediction.net data or the greenhouse effect in general.
| Title & description | Notes |
|---|---|
| Teachers notes | Teachers’ notes Guide to where the materials fit in UK science curriculum (pdf, 50 KB) |
| Lesson plan | Lesson plan Suggested lesson plan with background information & solutions for teachers (pdf, 120 KB) |
| Introduction to climate and climate change | Presentation (pdf, 260 KB) |
| Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 960 KB) | |
| Simple climate model teachers’ notes. | Teachers’ notes For calculator / Excel versions (pdf, 140 KB) |
| Students’ notes For Excel version (pdf, 120 KB) | |
| Spreadsheet version (xls, 14 KB) | |
| Paper & calculator worksheet (pdf, 100 KB) | |
| Bucket model Practical climate model involving a plastic bottle and water. Best done in groups of 3 |
Students’ worksheet (pdf, 110 KB) |
| Students’ worksheet using an Excel spreadsheet instead of the real thing (xls, 15 KB) | |
| Using dice as a climate model Requires Excel and one die per pupil / group of pupils |
Teachers’ notes (pdf, 100 KB) |
| Students’ worksheet (pdf, 140 KB) | |
| Sample spreadsheet (xls, 540 KB) | |
| Presentation (pdf, 530 KB) | |
| Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 1.1 MB) | |
| Presentation notes for teachers (pdf, 100 KB) | |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Discussion-based exercise (pdf, 100 KB) |
| Friends of the Earth press release (pdf, 90 KB) | |
| Exploring energy conservation for the Earth Looking at the transfer of energy from the Sun to the Earth’s atmosphere |
Presentation (pdf, 120 KB) |
| Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 280 KB) | |
| Teachers’ notes (pdf, 80 KB) | |
| Using climateprediction.net to produce a climate forecast 3 half-hour sessions require climateprediction.net and the visualisation package to be installed |
Worksheet (pdf, 130 KB) |
| Powerpoint (ppt, 160 KB) Blank Powerpoint file for the above excercise | |
| Thinking about the greenhouse effect | Poster (pdf, 120 KB) 2 session classroom excercise, resulting in the production of a poster |
| Investigating the greenhouse effect using a bottle of CO2 and a lamp | Spreadsheet (xls, 40 KB) Sample results of the practical described on the Earth Science Education Initiative website |
| New Zealand schools: Introductory slide show | Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 1.8 MB) |
| New Zealand schools: Using climateprediction.net results to produce a climate forecast | Worksheet (doc, 110 KB) |
| New Zealand schools: Making a climate forecast for a particular location | Worksheet (doc, 60 KB) |
| New Zealand schools: Students’ evaluation of the excercisesquestionnaire | Questionnaire (doc, 30 KB) |
| New Zealand schools: Useful sources of information | Information (doc, 30 KB) |
| New Zealand schools: Presentation for teachers | Teachers’ Powerpoint presentation (ppt, 1.6 MB) |