5. Chemistry: Earth and atmospheric science
Keystage: KS4
Subject: Chemistry
Resource type: Lesson
Skills: Staying Positive
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The Green Moo-vement: In this activity, students are tasked with describing the consequences of human activity on the Earth’s atmosphere and suggest solutions to reduce its impact in the context of a Business Consultant supporting a dairy farmer to balance profitability with environmental impact.
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Business Consultant
Learning Aim
To describe the consequences of human activity on the Earth’s atmosphere and suggest solutions to reduce the impact.
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Staying positive step 8
I look for opportunities in difficult situations and share these with others.
Curriculum Table
| England: The national curriculum (England) | Chemistry – Earth and atmospheric science Pupils should be taught about the potential effects of, and mitigation of, increased levels of carbon dioxide and methane on the Earth’s climate. |
| Scotland: The National 5 Business Management | Biology – photosynthesis Limiting factors: carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature and their impact on photosynthesis and plant growth. Analysis of limiting factors graphs. |
| Wales: WJEC GCSE in business specification | Chemistry – the ever-changing Earth Learners should be able to demonstrate and apply their knowledge and understanding of the environmental effects and consequences of the emission of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere through the combustion of fossil fuels. |