Learning Grade 7

Objectives
5 Minutes

Engage/Explore
20 Minutes

Express
10 Minutes

Evaluate
10 Minutes
 Learning Topic: Climate And Ice Ages
Objective
Learning Objective:
s
Analyze how natural climate changes and human actions affect today's climate,
5 including the possibility of future ice ages.
Minutes Success Criteria:
Engage/Explore Explain how the Earth’s Climate has changed and find out about glacial & interglacial
20 Minutes periods.
Interpret data and evidence showing the impacts of natural climate changes and
human actions on today's climate.

Express Predict potential future climate scenarios, considering both natural variability and
human-induced changes, including the likelihood of future ice ages.
10 Minutes

Evaluate
10 Minutes
Grade 7
(write LO & Keywords in your notebook)
 Learning This map shows part of the world that were covered by ice sheets 25,000 years ago.
Objectives
5 Minutes

Engage/Explore
20 Minutes

Express What do you

think is the earth
10 Minutes in an ice age
now?
Explain the
difference
Evaluate between an ice
age & glacial
10 Minutes period?
Grade 7
 Learning
Objectives
5 Minutes

Engage/Explore
20 Minutes

Express
10 Minutes

Evaluate
10 Minutes
Grade 7
 Learning Apply your learning by completing the tasks for your learning group.
Objective
s Grade 7
Scenario: You are a scientist studying animals
5 during an ice age. You observe how different
species adapt to the changing environment.
Minutes
Engage/ What are some adaptations animals might
develop to survive in an ice age?
Explore 20 How might the behavior of animals change
during an ice age?
Minutes Why do you think some animals became
extinct during ice ages while others survived?
Express
Scenario: Imagine you are a caveperson living
10 Minutes during the last ice age. Your tribe must find
ways to survive in the cold climate.
•What challenges would you face living in an
ice age?
•How would you find food during the ice age?
Evaluate •What kind of shelter would you build to stay
warm?
10 Minutes •How might your clothing need to change to
adapt to the cold?
(write in your notebook) that were formed during the ice age?
Scenario: You are a climate scientist studying the
effects of human activity on the environment. You
compare the current rate of climate change to
past ice ages.
•What are some similarities and differences
between current climate change and past ice
ages?
•How do greenhouse gases contribute to both ice
ages and modern climate change?
•What are some possible consequences of
continued climate change for ecosystems and
human societies?
Scenario: You are an explorer traveling back in
time to explore landscapes during the peak of
an ice age. You document your findings to
understand how Earth's surface changed.
•What evidence can you find of glaciers
shaping the land during the ice age?
•How did the distribution of plants and animals
change during the ice age?
•What geological features might you encounter
 Learning
Objectives AFL
5 Minutes 1. When Yuka was alive, the earth was in …………………….; much
more of the earth was frozen than now.
2. ……………….. are the rivers of ice that move slowly downhill and
Engage/Explore carry rocks with them.
20 Minutes 3. T/F: Land breezes and sea breezes are created by the
differences in the Earth's tilt on its axis.
4. If the polar ice caps were to melt, all of the following would
occur except –
Express a. increased coastal flooding
10 Minutes b. increased sea level
c. decreased ocean level
d. decreased ocean salinity
Evaluate How is green house effect caused by?
10Minutes
10 Explain why the Earth’s early atmosphere was not suitable for humans or any
animals?
Minutes (write in your notebook )
 Learning
Objectives Reflect on Your Learning
I can
5 Minutes
 Explain how the Earth’s Climate has changed and
find out about glacial & interglacial periods.
 Interpret data and evidence showing the impacts
Engage/Explore of natural climate changes and human actions on
today's climate.
20 Minutes
 Predict potential future climate scenarios,
considering both natural variability and human-
induced changes, including the likelihood of future
ice ages.
Express
10 Minutes

Next Target
Evaluate
10Minutes
10 Atmosphere & Climate
Minutes