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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Subject taught
- Biology
Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke140nuy15E
Type of Product
- Videos
Language Skills Developed
- Listening
- Reading
Transferable/Scientific Skills Developed
To observe, analyze and describe phenomena belonging to natural reality and to the aspects of daily life
To formulate hypothesis and verify them
To use simple schematizations and modelling
To acquire and understand information and know how to connect it
To face problematic situations
Description
General aims
The general aim is to stimulate the students to a sensible and concrete awareness regarding global issues about the development and conservation of life on our planet.
The greenhouse effect is an increasingly current problem about whose effects on the climate people are worrying more and more.
Its consequences led to climate change and worsening in many areas of our planet. Drought seems to be one of the main consequences with disastrous effects both for fauna and, especially, for vegetation.
Linguistic aims
• Improving language skills in L2
• Enriching scientific vocabulary
• Knowing how to move from one linguistic register to another
• Producing clear and coherent texts in L2
• Summarizing written texts
Subject specific aims
• To understand the role the atmosphere is playing in the greenhouse effect;
• To understand the functioning of a greenhouse;
• To identify the greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere and understand how they are mainly responsible for the rise of temperature;
• To understand how different human actions are responsible for the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2,
• To understand what possible measures can be undertaken to protect our planet.
Target group age
14-15 age
Level of competence in English (CEFR)
B1
Time required to use the resource with the students
2 h - 1h presentation and analysis of the resource
1h confrontation and discussion with the class
How to use it
This resource is very simple, it serves as an introduction. In a clear and simple way, a cartoon explains what the greenhouse effect is, why it is called in this way and what causes are determining it.
After the video, the teacher divides the class into small groups who have to analyze and study the proposed resource by building a list with all the new vocabulary acquired. Furthermore, after examining some images provided by the teacher, they must build a short questionnaire which can be formulated with open or closed questions.
In addition, students will have to produce a short report with personal suggestions to solve the problem or part of it. In the second meeting, after a brainstorming, analysis, resource data and possible solutions will be compared and the questionnaires produced by the various groups will be administered. All the work will then be included in the final one which will cover the entire learning unit. The work can be produced in Power Points, through videos, audio interviews, animations, so that digital skills are further encouraged.
The work will be presented to different classes
Possible difficulties for the students
It is an easy resource that does not present difficulties for students neither for the contents nor for the language