Acid Rain

Starter:

Uses of Rocks

Learning Objective
To know how acid rain affects the environment

Literacy Objective: analyse information from newspaper headlines and draw conclusions

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lesson I am expecting you to be able to describe some causes of acid rain (L4) explain how acid rain can affect rocks, living things and buildings (L5) explain how acid rain is formed (L5)

What is acid rain?

Jot down some ideas using these headlines to help you

Where does acid rain come from?

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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lesson I am expecting you to be able to describe some causes of acid rain (L4) explain how acid rain can affect rocks, living things and buildings (L5) explain how acid rain is formed (L5)

What is Acid Rain?

Complete your worksheet explaining how acid rain is formed.

4 minutes 30 seconds
If you finish please give a specific examples of what causes it.

What is Acid Rain?

When a _ _ _ _ _ burns, it produces poisonous gases such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . The sulphur dioxide _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the clouds and then causes _ _ _ _. This is acid rain. Sometimes when it rains you can _ _ _ _ _ an eggy smell, this will be because of sulphur.
DISSOLVES SULPHUR DIOXIDE FUEL SMELL RAIN

What is Acid Rain?

When a _______burns, it produces poisonous gases such as _________ __________ . The sulphur dioxide ___________in the clouds and then causes _______. This is acid rain. Sometimes when it rains you can _________ an eggy smell, this will be because of sulphur.
DISSOLVES SULPHUR DIOXIDE FUEL SMELL RAIN

What is Acid Rain?

1. Where does sulphur dioxide come from? _____________________________________

2. Explain how the sulphur dioxide forms acid rain. _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________

What is Acid Rain?

When a fuel burns, it produces poisonous gases such as sulphur dioxide. The sulphur dioxide dissolves in the clouds and then causes rain. This is acid rain.

Sometimes when it rains you can smell an eggy smell, this will be because of sulphur.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the lesson I am expecting you to be able to describe some causes of acid rain (L4) explain how acid rain can affect rocks, living things and buildings (L5) explain how acid rain is formed (L5)

Effects of Acid Rain

Use the following pictures as stimulus to explain what effects acid rain causes on the environment.

3 minutes

What does acid rain mean to us?

These headlines give a small insight into the effects of acid rain.

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By the end of the lesson I am expecting you to be able to describe some causes of acid rain (L4) explain how acid rain can affect rocks, living things and buildings (L5) explain how acid rain is formed (L5)

Dear Editor
You read the article about the acid rain affecting the Liver building. Write a letter to the editor of the echo with suggestions about how we can minimise acid rain. You need to use persuasive language and offer solutions as to the problem.

Remember not everyone is as clever as you so you need to explain your reasons as well!

What does acid rain mean to us?

These headlines give a small insight into the effects of acid rain.

How did you do?

2 things you did well and one thing you need to improve on. I will be checking.