1. TOPIC 2: CLIMATE AND CHANGE
Complete the ‘traffic light’ assessment of your learning during this topic. Use the key for guidance.
You should know... RED AMBER GREEN
• How climate has changed in the past
• The timescales of climate change
• How scientists know about past climate changes
• The natural causes of climate change
• How climate change affected people and the environment
during the Little Ice Age
• How large, long term climate change contributed to extinction
at the end of the last ice age
• How the greenhouse effect works
• The types of human activities increasing greenhouse gases
• How greenhouse gas levels have changed over time
• Who the main producers of greenhouse gases are
• What scientists think might happen to climate and sea levels in
the future
• How the UK’s climate could change in the future
• The challenges our changing climate might bring
• How climate change might affect people in the developing world
RED: I don’t understand
KEY
AMBER: I understand most of it, but am not confident
GREEN: I totally understand
Reflect on your assessment of your learning during this topic. Think about those statements that you identified as
RED. Set two targets that will help you to improve your knowledge and understanding of this statement. You must
decide HOW you are going to ensure that you meet the target and WHEN you intend to achieve it.
How are you going to achieve your target? When will you
MY TARGET What are you going TO DO? achieve your target?
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