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Why Choose This Course?
In this short course, we delve into how mountains significantly influence weather patterns and contribute to the development of civilizations. Mountains act as barriers that impact wind and moisture, leading to cloud formation and precipitation. They create localized weather phenomena like rain shadows and orographic rainfall, which profoundly affect water availability and vegetation growth.
Mountains serve as critical water catchment areas, storing rainfall and snowmelt that sustain agriculture, ecosystems, and human settlements. They also play a key role in regulating climate by influencing global atmospheric circulation, such as monsoon formation and air mass movements. Changes in mountain climates can have widespread effects on agriculture, biodiversity, and regional stability.
Ultimately, this course aims to help students understand the complex relationship between mountains, weather patterns, and civilizations, emphasizing their crucial role in providing water resources, shaping local climates, and supporting communities worldwide.
Learning Goals
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Hands-on Learning: Children will create engaging resources to share their knowledge.
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Collaboration: They will work together to plan a school excursion.
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Lasting Memories: The excursion will provide an unforgettable experience.
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Knowledge Consolidation: Students will reinforce their understanding of how mountains impact our lives.
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Teaching Others: They will use their knowledge to educate peers through created resources.
Global Impacts Already Made
This course has empowered children worldwide to become changemakers, turning their ideas into real-world solutions and inspiring others to take action.
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Key Information
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)
All of our courses empower students to take action towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for a better world. This course specifically focuses on the goals shown below.
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Ages: Year 1 upwards
Course Duration: 1 Lessons
Time per Lesson: 60-90 mins
Key Curriculum Areas: Citizenship Ethics, Community Engagement, Leadership Teamwork, Writing Communication, Creative Arts, Global Sustainability.
Teacher/s: Gavin McCormack