Science Lesson Plan Ex. 2

Setting: Junior high school 7^{th -} 8^th grade students

Students back ground information:

• Class size:25-30

• Age:13-14

• Students are from Chinese families

• English proficiency level: CEFR A1-A2

Lesson Length:45 minutes

Students will be able to:

• Understanding global warming

• Understanding the hazards of the palm oil industry

• Express your thoughts in English

• Learn ecological protection vocabulary

• Learn the "how to" grammar

Materials and equipment

• Attendance table

• 2 wireless microphones (if possible)

• projector

• Several snacks' outer packaging bags or boxes, which printed its' ingredient.

• 30 study sheets

• Movies about tropical rainforest destruction (total in 7-9 minutes)

• whiteboards and whiteboard markers

• PPT file

This lesson plan includes the following resources:

The discussion “Where does palm oil appear in our life?”. This includes:

1. Instructions and research sources for students.

2. A discussion containing arguments for and against the thesis,
   "Do we necessarily need palm oil?".

Suggestion: Spread this lesson into 3 sessions:

1. The students read the materials in the activity and perform initial research. Students watch the Video, prepared by teacher.

2. Give students time for group discussions. Have a panel debate.

3. Students propose solutions to the situation described in the film.

Students should be acquainted with Global warming. Not necessarily with the details of the Observational data of global warming, but with the key concepts involved The principle of the greenhouse effect (Greenhouse gases, solar radiation, sea level, etc).

Palm oil is not only one of the most important edible oils in the world, but also the largest imported oil product in Taiwan. According to the "2016 Food Industry Yearbook", the import volume of Taiwan's edible vegetable oils in 2015 was about 291,000 metric tons. , And palm oil accounts for nearly 60% of imports. Seeing this, you may be puzzled, because it seems that palm oil is rarely seen in general supermarkets. So where does the imported palm oil go? In fact, palm oil in Taiwan is mainly used for business purposes, that is, for the food processing industry, catering service industry, etc., if the items that require high-temperature frying are almost all palm oil.

Encourage students to be prepared not only to offer good arguments but also to anticipate counter-arguments and prepare adequate rebuttals.

1. Have students gathered enough information? Is this information relevant?

2. Have students collaborated? Did they rely on their peers' research?