Survival science: choosing what to take on Mars and in Antarctica
Zoe and Leo use science to choose five items for survival on Mars; students then solve a similar survival problem in Antarctica.
B1Teens45 minProblem solving
About this lesson
A B1 speaking lesson (problem solving). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- B1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Problem solving
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Science
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- oxygen, carbon dioxide, a magnetic field, survive, essential, I'd put... first., What's the point of...?, Let's go with...
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand simple scientific reasons in a discussion
- Justify choices with because, so and without
- Rank items in a group using scientific reasoning