As a High School or introductory Undergraduate teacher, you can use this lesson plan to introduce climate change and its impacts in Afghanistan.
This lesson plan provides an introduction to climate change, causes and impacts of climate change globally, climate change risk profile for Afghanistan that includes climate impacts on major sectors of the country such as agriculture, water resources, human health, ecosystems, energy, infrastructure, and disasters.
Thus, the use of this lesson plan allows you to teach Climate Science and Climate Change in your classrooms.
The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:
(Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.)
Reading (15 min) and Video (5-15 min)
This reading titled, “The Causes of Climate Change” from the NASA Global Climate Change website, provides introductory information on climate change and global warming. It contains information on the scientific evidence of climate change, its causes and impacts.
Optional: This set of 7 short video micro-lectures (2-5 minutes in length)have been developed by the National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This can be used to provide additional information on climate change.
They include:
Reading 1 (World Bank)
Use this interactive website by the Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank to have your students understand the impacts of Climate Change in Afghanistan. This resource includes the following:
Each section contains relevant climate change information including data, projections, and visualizations. The data is visualized through interactive graphs and users can select different indices, model projections, timescales, and sectors to better understand the impacts of climate change in Afghanistan.
Reading 2 (USAID)
You may wish to have your students explore climate change and its risks in Afghanistan in more detail through a resource from climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID.
This factsheet on climate risks in Afghanistan includes information on:
I. Current and future climate impacts and vulnerabilities in Afghanistan.
II. This factsheet on climate risks in Afghanistan includes information on:
Classroom/Lab oratory Activity(15 min)
You may wish to conduct a {roleplay} activity in your classroom/laboratory to further engage your students in understanding the climate crisis in Afghanistan; specifically on the impact of climate change on food security and water security in Afghanistan.
Use this Lesson Plan to help the students to understand and find answers to:
Additional Resources
| 1 | Reading | Climate Risk Country Profile for Afghanistan: This reading by Climate Change Knowledge Portal of World Bank explains in detail the Climatology, Climate related Natural Hazards & Impacts and Policies and Programs in Afghanistan. |
| 2 | Reading | Afghanistan Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet: This fact sheet by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, gives information about change in GHG Emissions in Afghanistan (1991-2011), GHG Emissions Relative to GDP and Mitigation Targets. |
| 3 | Reading | Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Afghanistan: This report provided by UNFCCC is a submission of commitment towards mitigating Climate Change by Afghanistan. |
Credits / Copyrights
| 1 | Reading “The Causes of Climate Change” | by the NASA Global Climate Change website |
| 2 | A set of videos; “Climate Change: Lines of Evidence” | Presented by National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 3 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Afghanistan” | By Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank |
| 4 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Afghanistan” | By Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners, USAID |
| 5 | Additional Resources | Climate Risk Country Profile for Afghanistan Afghanistan Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Afghanistan |
| Grade Level | Undergraduate |
| Discipline | Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Moriculture, Sericulture, Mulberry, Mulberry Cultivation, Silkworm, Plant Yield |
| Climate Topic | Climate and Agriculture, Climate and the Biosphere |
| Location | Global, Asia, India |
| Language(s) | English / Hindi |
| Access | Online / offline |
| Approximate Time Required | 1 hr 30 mins |
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Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.
1.Introduce the topic using this video
Video (15 mins)
This video titled, “Cultivation & harvesting of mulberry plants.Moriculture in brief. Subtopic of sericulture” by Prof Amol Jawale can be used to teach about the methods of cultivation of mulberry plants as the food source for silkworm larvae in the sericulture industry. This video shows the details of mulberry plantation techniques from soil preparation to planting, to care and management of plants and harvesting of leaves or branches for feeding the silkworm larvae.
2. Further introduce the topic using this reading
Reading (15 mins)
This reading titled, “Studies on the mode of plantation of mulberry for silkworm rearing” by S. Rajput, S. Chanotra, R. Gupta, M. Bashir, I.A. Dar, N. Dhar, J.S. Tara and R. Mohan can be used to discuss and evaluate the plantation methods and varieties of mulberry plants suitable as feed for growth and development of silkworm, Bombyx mori which ultimately influences the cocoon traits such as yield, weight, silk percentage, etc.
This can be accessed here.
3. Demonstrate the connection to climate change using this reading
Reading (15 mins)
This reading titled, “Impact of climate change on sustainable sericulture development in India” by R.L. Ram, C. Maji, and B.D. Bindroo can be used to discuss the issues of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases such as Co₂, methane and nitrous oxide impacting sustainable sericultural development. It can also be used to discuss the impact of climate change on the practice and economy of the sericulture industry and on soil health which affects mulberry plantation, mulberry diseases and pests.
This can be accessed here.
Use this lesson plan to help your students find answers to:
(If you or your students would like to explore the topic further, these additional resources will be useful.)
| 1 | Video (In Hindi); “Mulberry cultivation” | A video on mulberry plantation techniques and care and management of
mulberry plants for providing good quality leaves for food of silkworm,
Bombyx mori.
This can be accessed here. |
| 2 | Reading; “Mulberry (Morus spp.): An ideal plant for sustainable development” | A reading that highlights the economic importance of the Mulberry plant
in various fields for sustainable development. This can be accessed here. |
| 3 | Reading; “Impact evaluation of development projects – A case study of the project “Development of Sericulture Activities in Punjab”” | A reading that can be used to help students with conducting a survey,
data collection and analysis to look for the economic impact on
sericulture Industry due to climate change. This can be developed based
on the article by S Mubin, M Ahmed, G Mubin, MA Majeed, Planning
and Development Department PEF, Govt of Punjab and Lahore Leads
University, Lahore. This can be accessed here. |
Credits and copyrights
| 1 | Video “Cultivation & harvesting of mulberry plants. Moriculture in brief. Subtopic of sericulture | By Prof. Amol Jawale, YouTube. |
| 2 | Reading “Studies on the mode of plantation of mulberry for silkworm rearing” | By S. Rajput, S. Chanotra, R. Gupta, M. Bashir, I.A. Dar, N. Dhar, J.S. Tara and R. Mohan.University of Jammu and Regional Sericulture Research Station, Jammu, India |
| 3 | Reading “Impact of climate change on sustainable sericulture development in India” | By R.L. Ram, C. Maji, and B.D. Bindroo. International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research |
| 5 | Field Activity “Impact evaluation of development projects – A case study of the project “Development of Sericulture Activities in Punjab”” | By S Mubin, M Ahmed, G Mubin, MA Majeed, Planning and Development Department PEF, Govt of Punjab and Lahore Leads University, Lahore |
| 6 | Video “Mulberry cultivation” B | By NCERT for School and Teacher Education Research Station, Jammu, India |
| 4 | Reading “Mulberry (Morus spp.): An ideal plant for sustainable development” | By G. K. Rohela, P. Shukla, Multana, R. Kumar, and S. R. Chowdhury, Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute. Government of India, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
