People and weather - Year 7

Key questions	Key concepts	Skills including ICT	Place - case study	Resources	Possible activities (homework as appropriate)	Assessment
What is the weather? How do we observe and record the weather?	Weather	Observing Recording using a database Comparing Using weather instruments	Local area	Information Workshop weather database Excel spreadsheet	Students log 2 records a day Compare the data	Quality of description Quality of comparison
How does the weather effect people?	Human/ physical interaction Environmental determinism	Empathising Categorising Mapping Understanding latitude and longitude Using the Internet	Atlantic hurricanes	Video Internet searches on ‘hurricane’ http://www.hurricanes2000.com/, http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/meteosat/	Brainstorm how weather effects people and how these can be categorised. Distinguish between everyday events and major phenomena. Analyse hurricane satellite photographs.	Skill in categorising Accuracy of using maps with satellite images Ability in using evidence to empathise and advise.
How do people effect the weather? What is global warming?	Human/ physical interaction Cause/ consequence Global warming	Research skills Using the Internet and CD-ROMs Sifting data Literacy	Various global studies	http://www.discovery.com http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts Encarta CD-ROM Video ‘Global climatic change’	Students use a variety of sources to research - what has happened, where it has happened, why it has happened. Some students will set further geographical questions in their research and consider the presentation of their findings.	Accuracy in appropriately sifting data Quality of geographical questions posed and research techniques.
Is global warming really happening and is it due to people?	Environmental vs. economic vs. political argument Subjectivity	Discussing and debating Questioning evidence and bias Decision-making and justifying Citizenship skills Opportunity to use electronic mail	Various	Raw data for assessment http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/modules.html Excel spreadsheet PowerPoint presentation software	Role-play activity - factory owner, pressure group representative, Chair of power generation industry, citizen. Students research and write speeches for their characters and debate the issues, including the use of email. Pupils must justify their stance in writing. Some pupils will present their arguments using non-textual media - posters, cartoons, video	Use of evidence to support ideas in speeches, the debate written Quality of justification given for decisions and ideas
How would global warming effect the UK?	Environmental vs. human	Mapping using evidence Predicting Visualising	UK focus	http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html global warming FAQs   http://www.torro.org.uk/ effects in UK   www.schools.detr.gov.uk/global/	Mapping activity using Internet sites.	Accuracy of mapping
	Politics	Prioritising possible solutions Justifying	Rio and Kyoto conferences Agenda 21 EU policy	http://www.newint.org/	Students assess the Rio and Kyoto resolutions and EU and Local Agenda 21 statements.	Reasoning and use of evidence to support ideas Quality of justification in making recommendations