Teacher Resource

Episode 32
14th November 2017

Ozone Layer
Students will develop a deeper
1. Briefly summarise the Ozone Improvement story. understanding of what the ozone
2. What is ozone? layer is and why it’s important.

3. How high up in the atmosphere is the ozone layer?

4. What does ozone absorb?
5. Ozone acts as the planet’s __________________.
6. What damage can ultra violet radiation cause?
7. Name the substance that caused the hole in the ozone layer?
8. CFCs were banned in the 1980s. True or false? Science – Year 4
9. What has happened to the hole in the ozone layer in the last ten Science knowledge helps people
to understand the effect of their
years? actions
10. Name three things you learnt watching the BTN story.
Science – Years 5 & 6
Scientific knowledge is used to
solve problems and inform
personal and community decisions

After watching the BTN Ozone Improvement story, respond to the following questions:

- What did you SEE in this video?

- What do you THINK about what you saw in this video?
- What does this video make your WONDER?
- What did you LEARN from this story?
- How did this story make you FEEL?

Discuss the BTN Ozone Improvement story as a class. What questions were raised in the discussion (what
are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following KWLH organiser provides students with a framework to
explore their knowledge on this topic and consider what they would like to know and learn. Students will
develop their own question/s for inquiry.

What do I know? What do I want to know? What have I learnt? How will I find out?

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Students will investigate in more depth some questions they have about the ozone layer.

Define: What do I want to know?

Key questions to research

Students can choose one or more of the following questions or come up with their own:

• What is ozone and why is it important?

• What are the consequences of ozone depletion? How do humans contribute to the problem?
• Where is the hole in the ozone layer? What is the current status of the hole?
• What is the Montreal Protocol and what has it achieved?
• How is ozone measured?
• How might the world look without the ozone layer to protect it?

Locate: Where do I find the information?

What resources will help answer my questions? (Internet, people, resource centre, organisations,
print). Discuss with students what a reliable source is.

Select: What information is important for the investigation?

Students may need support to sort through and select relevant information.

Organise: How do I make sense of the information?

Students can organise their research by creating main headings from their questions. Write each
heading on a separate piece of paper. Record the information found for each question.

Present: How do we let others know about this information?

Students decide on the best way to present the information. Possibilities could include:
• A `Did You Know’ Fact sheet
• Create an infographic using Canva
• Prezi presentation
• Oral presentation
• Make a website using Wix
• Create an interactive poster using Glogster

Evaluate: What have we learnt?

Students reflect on what they have learnt about the ozone layer and respond to the following.
• What I learned...
• What I found surprising...

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The Ozone Layer animation explains what ozone is and how the ozone layer became depleted. Students
can use the information in the animation to help them with their research.

Watch the BTN Ozone Layer story then respond to the following questions:

1. What did scientists predict

would happen by 2065?
2. Describe the impact it would
have on people’s lives.
3. What is ozone?
4. What does ozone absorb?
5. What are the consequences of
ozone depletion?
6. Name the substance that was
causing the hole in the ozone
layer.
7. What happened as a result of
the Montreal Protocol?

Create a Quiz
Use Kahoot! to test students’ knowledge about the
ozone layer. Quizzes can be created to recap
learning or test personal knowledge. There is also
the option to connect with classrooms around the
world and play kahoot in real time.

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BTN Ozone Layer
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2986293.htm

NASA – Basics on Ozone

https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/environment/ozone_hole101.html

EPA Victoria – Ozone Layer animation

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/AGC/animations.html#anim-ozone

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