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Life, the Atmosphere and Everything
A workshop for all specifications
Earth Science for KS4
Earth Science Education Unit
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Life, the atmosphere and
everything
A workshop for all specifications
Life, the atmosphere and everythingSummary
This ‘Life, the atmosphere and everything’ workshop offers you a range of activities to help you to teach Earth-related aspects of the new Science GCSE specifications in England and Wales, in particular:• Life – aspects of the biological parts of the specifications related
to evolution;• Atmosphere – the atmosphere and ocean and their evolution, the
carbon cycle and possible effects of global warming;• Everything – well, not quite – but activities that help with the
chemistry of limestone, cement and concrete, and physics-related activities on energy supplies and radioactive decay and dating.
The workshop allows you to sample a range of these interactive activities related directly to your specification. Try them with your students and enhance their lives, their atmospheres and – well – everything!
Life, the atmosphere and everythingWorkshop outcomes
The workshop and its activities provide the following outcomes: • an introduction to a series of activities designed to strengthen the
teaching of the Earth science-related aspects of KS4 biology, chemistry and physics teaching;
• activities focussed particularly on:– the fossil evidence for evolution and Darwin’s involvement in
evolution theory;– evidence for the evolution of the atmosphere and impacts on
climate change;– Earth materials;– energy supplies;– radioactivity.
• a wide range of teaching approaches, including practical and electronic simulations;
• approaches to activities designed to develop the thinking and investigational skills of students;
• insights into many of the Earth-related concepts commonly taught to secondary pupils through the KS4 National Curriculum for Science, as laid out in the GCSE Science specifications.
Life, the atmosphere and everythingThe activities covered by this ‘Life, the atmosphere and everything’ workshop are appropriate for the current GCSE Science specifications, as below:
ESEU ‘Life, the atmosphere and everything’ activity
AQA ‘A’
AQA ‘B’
EDEX-CEL
OCR ‘A’
21st C
OCR ‘B’ Gate-way
WJEC ‘A’
WJEC ‘B’
Applied
WJEC Sep.
science
CCEA single
CCEA double
LIFE What is a fossil? B1 C1 B3, C3 B2 2A B1The washing line of time B1 1 B3 B2 2A Evolution in action: the evolution of the horse B1 B1 B3 B2 Did a meteorite kill the dinosaurs? B1 P2 How life works: putting together Darwin’s big idea B1 B1 B3 B2 1B The evolution of evolution B1 B1 B3 B2 1B Deep time C1 B3 2A ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN A year in the dome B1 1 B1 B3 B2 C1 B1 1 1B B1Our evolving atmosphere (balls in trays) C1 1 C1 C1 C1 C1 1 1B C2The ‘Do it yourself’ evolving atmosphere (Excel) C1 1 C1 C1 C1 C1 1 1B C2The PowerPoint evolution of the atmosphere C1 1 C1 C1 C1 C1 1 1B C2The E-carbon cycle B1 1 B1 C1, P2 B2 C1 B1 1 1B B1Melting ice and sea level change P2 1 Global climate change summary C1 3 C1 P2 B2 P2 C1 1, 3 1B B1FROM THE EARTH Material link C1 2 C1 C2 ‘Concrete’ crush test C1 2 C2 The limestone enquiry, 21st Century C1 1, 2 C1 C2 C3 C2ENERGY Geothermal energy – renewable? P1 2 P3 P2 Energy crisis – what energy crisis? P1 2 P3 P2 1 3A P1Oil and natural gas UK – did they get it right? 2 C1 C1 3B C2RADIOACTIVITY Radioactive countdown AQA
Add-itional
AQA Add-itional
EDEXCEL Add-itional
OCR ‘A’
Add-itional
OCR ‘B’ Add-itional
P1 WJEC Add-itional
2A, 3B P2
C=Chemistry, B=Biology, P=Physics
Life, the atmosphere and everything
Think through the processes using this wide range of activities:
• What is a fossil?• The washing line of time• Evolution in action: the evolution of
the horse• Did a meteorite kill the dinosaurs?• How life works: linking up Darwin’s
big idea• The evolution of evolution headlines• Deep Time• A year in the dome• Our evolving atmosphere• The ‘Do it yourself’ evolving
atmosphere• The PowerPoint evolution of the
atmosphere• The E-Carbon Cycle• Melting ice and sea level change• Global Climate Change• Material link• ‘Concrete’ crush test• The limestone inquiry, 21st Century• Geothermal energy – renewable?• Energy crisis – what energy crisis?• Oil and natural gas UK – did they
get it right?• Radioactive countdown
Carry out risk assessments before the following activities:
Melting ice and sea level changeGeothermal Energy – renewable?
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Life, the Atmosphere and Everything
A workshop for all specifications
Earth Science for KS4
Earth Science Education Unit
www.earthscienceeducation.com
© The Earth Science Education UnitCopyright is waived for original material contained herein if it is required for use within the laboratory or classroom. Copyright material included from other publishers rests with them.