Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To describe how temperature affects evaporation rates and the water cycle.
Working scientifically
- To research climate change and the water cycle.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can describe the effect of climate change
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National curriculum
Science
States of matter
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
British values
- Mutual respect.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the word bank in the Presentation: Climate change to help them complete their report.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could undertake additional research on how climate change affects the water cycle using the article on the link: UCAR - The water cycle and climate change by the Centre for Science eduction.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the effect of climate change
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe how climate change increases temperature.
- I can link increased temperatures to faster evaporation rates.
- I can describe how climate change affects the water cycle by melting polar ice, increasing rainfall and flooding in some areas and decreasing rainfall (causing droughts) in others.
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Vocabulary definitions
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climate change
A change in the Earth’s temperature, weather and rainfall over a long time.
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drought
A long time without rain in which living things begin to suffer.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y4: States of matter
Lesson 1: Solids
Lesson 2: Liquids and gases
Lesson 3: Melting and freezing
Lesson 4: Condensing and evaporating
Lesson 5: The water cycle
Lesson 6: Climate change and the water cycle
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 15th November, 2023
