Intel® Teach Program

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Unit Author
Monamee Das (Roll no 66) and Chaitali Savala (Roll no 71)
First and Last Name
SMBAM, Balewadi
School Name
Pune, Maharashtra
School City, State

Unit Overview
Unit Title
Global Warming

Unit Summary
Scientists have spent decades figuring out what is causing global warming. They have looked at the natural cycles and
events that are known to influence climate. But the amount and pattern of warming that is being measured cannot be
explained by these factors alone. The only way to explain the pattern is to include the effect of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
emitted by humans.
To bring all these information together, the United Nations formed a group of scientists called the international panel of
climate change, or IPCC. The IPCC meets every few years to review the latest scientific findings and write a report
summarizing all that is known about global warming. Each report represents a consensus or agreement among hundreds of
leading scientists.
One of the first things scientists learned is that there are several green house gases responsible for global warming and
humans emit them in a verity of ways. Mostly comes from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and electricity
production. The gas responsible for the most warming is carbon dioxide, also called CO2. Other contributors include
methane released from landfills and agriculture (especially from the digestive systems of grazing animals), Nitrous oxide
from fertilizers, gases used for refrigeration and industrial processes, and the loss of forests that would otherwise store
CO2.
Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying and wild life is scrambling to keep pace. It is becoming
clear that humans have caused most of the past centuries warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our
modern lives. Called green house gases, their levels are higher now than in the last 650,000 years.
We call the result global warming, but it is causing a set of changes to the earth’s climate, all long-term weather patterns
that varies from place to place. As the Earth spins each day, the new heat swirls with it, picking up moisture over the
oceans, rising here, setting there. It’s changing the rhythms of climate that all living things have come to rely upon.
Subject Area
Geography, Science

Class Level
VII-X

Approximate Time Needed

5 weeks

Unit Founda=on
Targeted Syllabus Guidelines

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Intel® Teach Program
Essentials Course

• Concept of Global Warming

• Causes of Global Warming
• Effects of Global Warming
• Remedies/ how to prevent Global Warming
Targeted 21st Century and Higher Order Thinking Skills
 Critical thinking, reasoning, computer knowledge, internet knowledge, general awareness

Student Objec=ves/Learning Outcomes

Knowledge- Students know what is global warming and what are the causes and effects
Understanding- Students explains the causes and effects of Global Warming
Application- Students applies preventive measures to reduce Global Warming
Skill- Students uses graphs, sketches maps correctly

Curriculum-Framing Ques=ons
Describe what steps should a country and its government take in order to
minimize global warming
Essen=al Ques=on

• What are the causes of Global Warming?

• What are the effects of Global Warming?
Unit Questions • How can global warming be minimized?

• What is global warming?

• What happens to environment due to global warming?
• What are the causes of global warming?
Content Questions • What is green house effect?
• What steps can you take to reduce global warming?

Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
Before project work begins Students work on projects After project work is
and complete tasks completed

Discussion Discussion Test

questionnaires Questionnaires Discussion
Brainstorming

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C. Identify the type of the sentences (4*1/2=2M) 1. Rohan have completed all his homework during the holidays.2. What
is the color of the sky?3. Such a lovely day it is!4. Please switch off the lights before you go for bed.

Assessment Summary
For the discussion the class will be arranged into smaller groups of students who will discuss about the topic. After discussion they will
exchange the ideas discussed in the group with other groups and the teacher.
For theIntel®
questionnaire, a list of questions will be prepared to assess the previous knowledge of students about global warming.
Teach Program
For theEssentials
test teacherCourse
will prepare a question paper that will help her to assess the extent to which students have understood the topic that
was taught.

Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
Use of internet, searching various websites, downloading pictures and videos, use of digital camera, communication skills

Instruc=onal Procedures
Group A – The children of this group will be given task of collecting information related to global warming, such as pictures, newspaper
clipping, through internet and so on.
Group B – This group of children will collect information on various causes of from magazines, internet, newspaper, broachers etc.
Group C - This group of children will look for the effect of global warming in the society. They will collect information in the form of
picture, newspaper report and so on.
Group D - This group of children will be told to collect information on how to prevent global warming so that all the ill effects can be
arrived

Accommoda=ons for Differen=ated Instruc=on

More time will be provided to children with special needs. They will also be given
Special Needs Student simpler work.

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C. Identify the type of the sentences (4*1/2=2M) 1. Rohan have completed all his homework during the holidays.2. What
is the color of the sky?3. Such a lovely day it is!4. Please switch off the lights before you go for bed.
 Extra work will be given to them, downloading pictures, videos, analysis of information, helping
children with special need
GiPed/Talented Student

Materials and Resources Required for Unit

Technology—Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera Laser Disk VCR

Computer(s) Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player Scanner Other
Internet Connec?on Television

Technology—SoPware (Click boxes of all so@ware needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet Image Processing Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser Word Processing
E-mail So@ware Multimedia Other
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

newspapers
Printed Materials magazines
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Textbooks, reference books
Supplies

https://warmheartworldwide.org/climate-change/?
gclid=CjwKCAjwx8iIBhBwEiwA2quaq75gF05Eh6BGlAf3yZIytK02T7DTSbOrR9z5gB
pm3f7OWWhUIOrdLxoCy8QQAvD_BwE
Internet Resources
https://www.joboneforhumanity.org/what_is_global_warming_sign_up?
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Essentials Course uJMkollVIP6_6ss5824Igy60boqhoCLL4QAvD_BwE

http://www.millennium-project.org/state-of-the-future-version-19-1/?
gclid=CjwKCAjwx8iIBhBwEiwA2quaq1eySGowJ76V9XX2tQytGjCF9SX89uawbwUn
W5o4XXZT2ZiRi9Q90RoCiNkQAvD_BwE

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101

https://www.livescience.com/37003-global-warming.html

Mauna Loa Observatory, NOAA:

ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/products/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.txt
Other Resources - Law Dome Ice Core, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center:
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ftp/trends/co2/lawdome.combined.dat

C. Identify the type of the sentences (4*1/2=2M) 1. Rohan have completed all his homework during the holidays.2. What
is the color of the sky?3. Such a lovely day it is!4. Please switch off the lights before you go for bed.