Global warming fears

Generation Green supports Science and Geography, with an emphasis on Active Citizenship and personal responsibility. It also supports the NFSS and Eco-Schools initiatives. The tabs below show how each lesson links into your curriculum. Where specifications are changing, links to both current and revised specifications are included.

Taking part also develops a number of important life skills for students, and for your school, which can enhance your work towards becoming more sustainable.

KS3/S1-3 Assembly Plans

This Assembly makes students think about their energy usage, and how their future will be effected.

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Teaching resources

Primary lesson plans

Secondary lesson plans

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Curriculum links

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This lesson is the first in a series that prepares students for an energy audit of your school.

It introduces students to the topic of climate change and encourages them to explore their feelings about global warming.

Learning objectives

Learning objectives

To introduce students to the topic of global warming and to explore personal feelings associated with it.
To explore the causes, effects and solutions of global warming by building upon students’ prior knowledge of the topic.

Curriculum links
England (KS3)	Science: Sc2: 3a, 3c, 5b, Sc3: 2i Geography: 1e, 4b, 5b, 6j, k Citizenship: 2a, 2c New KS3 from Sep 08 Science: 3.4c, 4k Geography: 1.4b, 1.5a, 1.6a-b, 3h, 4b, 4g, 4h PSHE: 4d Citizenship: 4a, 4j
Scotland (S1 – S3)	5-14 Guidelines Environmental studies – level A -F People and places: The physical environment People in the past: Changes and continuity, cause and effect 3-18 Curriculum for excellence Science: Planet Earth: Sustainability, Climate and Earth Science Energy and the Environment: Energy sources Topical Science Social Studies: people, place and environment
Wales (KS3)	Science: Life processes 3.2, 3.2 Materials and their properties 2.12 Physical processes 5.1, 5.4 Geography: 1.3, 3.8 - 3.10 PSE: Environmental aspect New KS3 from Sep 08 Science: Skills – Developing 4 Range - Independence of organisms 6 Geography: Skills - Understanding places, environment and processes 2; Communicating 1 Range - Threatened environment, Tomorrow’s citizen, Geography in the news, How environment and people interact, How and why the environment changes PSE: Skills - Developing thinking, Developing communication, Working with others Range - Sustainable development and global citizenship