Week 22, 2nd Year CSPE

1. Warm-up – pens, paper, journal, books
Take down the definition, then raise your hand and answer the question:
(note) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 1300
scientists gathered by the UN who examine this issue.
(Discuss) Apart from being uncomfortably hot or cold, what do you
believe the real consequences of climate might be?
Homework: action project
Skills: Literacy, managing information
Objectives:
1. Examine the consequences of climate change.
2. Examine the real impact on human lives.
Heading: Climate Change 2 Date:

2.  We shall read page 148 – 151 today, taking notes along the
way.
 These pages examine the results of climate change.
 You will then answer questions in your reflective journal on
Irelands impact on climate change.
Plan for today Climate Change 2 Date:

3.  I shall need fifteen volunteers today to read a paragraph each .
Raise hands at the end of each paragraph. Take notes as we go.
 (note) Precipitation: rain, snow, sleet or hail. If weather
worsens, storms can and do kill people.
 (note) If temperatures rise, glaciers melt and sea levels rise. 1
million people live just one metre above sea level. Islands, like
Ireland, could be swallowed.
 (note) Certain crops (maize and sorghum) depend on stable
weather. Changing temperatures can cause poverty and hunger.
 When notes are finished, examine the images and explain what
you see on pages 148 and 149.
Green Book (Page 148-151) Reading and writing

4.  I shall need about seven more readers to volunteer. Raise hands
after each paragraph. Continue taking notes.
 (note) Climate change increase the number and power of
natural disasters, including flooding.
 (note) Changing temperatures affect insects and animals,
forcing them to move to new places. The spread of mosquitoes
has also spread malaria and death.
 When notes are finished, examine the images and explain what
you see on pages 150 and 151.
Green Book (Page 150-151) Reading and writing

5.  Complete activity 2. Let’s read through
the infographic first.
 Start at 12 o’clock (agriculture) and
move clockwise.
Reflective journal – page 92

6.  Finish page 105 of your reflective journal if
possible.
 Complete page 118 in reflective journal if
possible.
 Continue your meetings and project work.
Homework