Ice and glaciers: How are cold places affected by a warming planet?
Ice and glaciers: How are cold places affected by a warming planet?
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Why this why now
This unit draws on pupils' knowledge of erosion, deposition, and transportation from previous units on rivers and coasts to help them understand glacial processes. It also builds on pupils' knowledge of recent climate change to show how longer-term climate change has shaped our physical landscape. Pupils will use the knowledge gained from this unit in their future regional study on Russia.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ice is water in its solid state.
- There is a large volume of ice on the planet, mainly at the polar ice caps and in glaciers.
- Glaciers are large flows of ice.
- The climate of the world has changed over time.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- Precipitation happens when air containing water vapour cools, condenses and forms clouds.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit draws on pupils' knowledge of erosion, deposition, and transportation from previous units on rivers and coasts to help them understand glacial processes. It also builds on pupils' knowledge of recent climate change to show how longer-term climate change has shaped our physical landscape. Pupils will use the knowledge gained from this unit in their future regional study on Russia.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ice is water in its solid state.
- There is a large volume of ice on the planet, mainly at the polar ice caps and in glaciers.
- Glaciers are large flows of ice.
- The climate of the world has changed over time.
- Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
- Precipitation happens when air containing water vapour cools, condenses and forms clouds.
Ice and glaciers: How are cold places affected by a warming planet?
This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that influence cold places around the world and how areas of ice have changed over time due to climatic variations. Pupils will learn about the impact of global warming on glaciated areas and what this means for the future of our planet.
12 lessons in unit
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