Year 9 · Geography · beta

Ice and glaciers: How are cold places affected by a warming planet?

This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that influence cold places around the world and how areas of ice have changed over time due to climatic variations. Pupils will learn about the impact of global warming on glaciated areas and what this means for the future of our planet.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Ice is water in its solid state.
  • There is a large volume of ice on the planet, mainly at the polar ice caps and in glaciers.
  • Glaciers are large flows of ice.
  • The climate of the world has changed over time.
  • Global warming is caused by the increase in greenhouse gas emissions released by humans.
  • Precipitation happens when air containing water vapour cools, condenses and forms clouds.

Source curriculum references

  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to weather and climate, including the change in climate from the Ice Age to the present.
  • Understand key processes of physical geography relating to glaciation, hydrology and coasts.
  • Build on knowledge of globes, maps and atlases.
  • Use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to view, analyse and interpret places and data.
  • Communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.

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