3rd Grade Topic About Climate Change Lesson Plan Example (Climate Change)

Topic: climate change

Objectives & Outcomes

• To understand what climate change is and how it is caused
• To understand the effects of climate change and the potential consequences of these effects

Materials

• Diagrams or pictures of weather patterns (e.g. a picture of a hot day, a picture of a cold day, a picture of a rainy day)
• Information about climate change (e.g. texts or videos)
• Markers or colored pencils

Warm-up

• Ask the students if they have ever experienced any unusual weather patterns. For example, a hot day when it is usually cold, or a rainy day when it is usually dry.
• Ask the students to share their experiences and discuss the different weather patterns they have experienced.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of climate change and explain that it is when the climate or weather patterns of a region change over time.
• Show the students pictures of different parts of the world and ask them to identify which regions are experiencing climate change.
• Discuss the causes of climate change, including human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, and natural processes such as volcanic eruptions and changes in the sun's intensity.
• Explain how climate change can impact different regions in different ways, including rising sea levels, more frequent and severe storms, and changes in temperatures and precipitation patterns.

Guided Practice

• Divide the students into small groups and give each group a set of pictures of different regions experiencing climate change.
• Have the students work together to identify the regions and explain why they believe they are experiencing climate change.
• As a class, discuss the different regions and the reasons behind their climate change.

Independent Practice

• Have the students choose one region experiencing climate change to research in more depth.
• Have the students create a poster or presentation to share with the class their findings on the region's climate change and the effects it is having.
• Allow the students time to present their projects to the class.

Closure

• Review the key points of the lesson and discuss any new insights the students may have gained about climate change and its effects.
• Ask the students to think about ways they can help to reduce their own carbon footprint and to take action to help mitigate climate change.

Assessment

• Observe the students during independent practice to see if they are able to effectively create a presentation or poster about climate change.
• Collect the students' projects and review them to assess their understanding of the topic.