Lesson Plan: C2.4.02

Hamble Lesson Observation Plan
Learning About
How does carbon dioxide help sustain earths climate?
Keywords:
  • Peer review: 1.evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field. (1)
  • Climate: The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. (1)
  • Temperature: the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object. (1)
  • Greenhouse gas: a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. (1)
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(Thinking Map)
Oreenhouse gases in the atmosphere maintain temperatures on Earth high enough to support life. Water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases. How does the atmosphere help the Earth maintain stable surface temperatures?

Describe the effect of greenhouse gases on wavelength.
Students should be able to describe the greenhouse effect in terms of the interaction of short and long wavelength radiation with matter. What are the long and short term impacts of the greenhouse effect?
Some human activities increase the amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These include: - carbon dioxide - methane. Students should be able to recall two human activities that increase the amounts of each of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane. What types of human activities increase the amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Based on peer-reviewed evidence, many scientists believe that human activities will cause the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere to increase at the surface and that this will result in global climate change. What do most scientists believe will happen to the Earth?s atmosphere?
There are difficulties in such complex systems as global climate change. This leads to simplified models, speculation and opinions presented in the media that may be based on only parts of the evidence and which may be biased. What difficulties can such complex systems as global climate change cause?
Students should be able to evaluate the quality of evidence in a report about global climate change given appropriate information

Students should be able to describe uncertainties in the evidence base

Students should be able to recognise the importance of peer review of results and of communicating results to a wide range of audiences. What is the importance of peer reviewing results and of communicating results to a wide range of audiences.

Use the internet to obtain data for concentrations of greenhouse gases. Evaluate the reliability of the data available on the internet. Research the process of peer review in reporting results/data.
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