TERM 2:

Our Environment -

CLIMATE CHANGE

"It's getting HOT in here!"



New Zealand National Curriculum -

ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVES:

Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to:

* Understand how human activities (such as the emission of greenhouse gases) are contributing to climate change and global warming.

* Understand how significant and worrying changes predicted due to global warming.

* Understand that events have causes and effects.

* Understand the range of actions that can be taken by governments, businesses and individuals to help reduce the future impact of

climate change.

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Introduction

What is Climate Change? What are its causes and impacts around the World? How can we overcome such issue? In this unit you will be introduced to and learn about what Climate Change is, its causes and its impacts globally and most importantly, some of the measures taken by most countries to solve such issue

LEARN: Key Terms & Concepts

These are important words you need to know!


        • climate change

        • global warming

        • heatwaves

        • wildfires

        • carbon dioxide

        • greenhouse gas

        • greenhouse effect

        • emission

        • sea level rise

        • fossil fuel

        • methane

        • hurricane

        • IPCC

        • UNFCCC


Click here for the definitions of words above

Class Discussion

In small groups/pairs:

Brainstorm what you already know

Discuss/share your ideas with class

Also consider these questions:

  • What is global warming?

  • What is climate change?

  • What are the causes and effects of such environmental concerns?


Introduction:

Heat waves and Wildfires

Here is a brief introduction to Climate Change. You will be introduced to impacts caused by GW and CC.


What is Climate Change?

Intro-To-Global-Climate NEW.pptx

An Uncertain Future...

Have a look and discuss the slides on the left which explains the factors that control world climate.

Note: Open with Google Slides which will make it easier for presentation

Watch & Learn

Here are some video clips which explains what climate change is, its causes and effects. This will give you an understanding to answer the questions in activities below.

What is global warming??

What is Global Warming?

This introduction activity will mainly freshened the students knowledge about their understanding of the topic. For example, this activity will instruct them to provide hard facts about the key terms of the topic.


Numbering Boxes and Summarizing Information...

In this activity, students will have to number the boxes that they think is the best order as well as summarizing information, a significant skill in Social Science.

Week 1 activity 2.pdf

Impacts of Climate Change globally

Impacts-of-Global-Warming NEW.pptx

Climate Change: Global Impact

The slides on the left will give the students the skill to outline the impacts, identify the positive and negative effects as well as discussing them. The information also explains Climate Change impacts on different areas of the world

Note: Blue arrows in the slides are video clips

Watch & Learn

Watch the following video clips to help you answer the questions on our activities

Key findings of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013 report
IPCC activity.pdf





Activity 1

IPCC Report 2013

Discuss this report from IPCC (Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change) to complete the Puzzle. The report provides the information to prove that Climate change is real and it is happening around the World

Activity 2

Before the Flood

In Before the Flood (2016), Leonardo DiCaprio and his team travel across the globe to witness firsthand the devastating effects of climate change. This document identifies impacts of such climatic changes to areas around the World.

Global Impact activity (before the flood).pdf

Activity 3

Likely Impacts of Climate Change

Read the document below to understand more about some of the likely impacts of Climate Change. Use this information to create a STAR diagram

Impacts of Climate change Activity 1.pdf
Impacts of Climate change Activity 2.pdf

Impacts of Climate Change in Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions

New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Agriculture

A brief information on New Zealand's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and some of measures already made to reduce methane effects

Biodiversity in New Zealand

Some possible Climate Change impacts on Biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Biodiversity in New Zealand

Biodiversity Tasks

Use the information on the slides to complete Task 1 and 2 on this Worksheet

NZ 2.pdf

Activity

Possible future outcomes for Auckland. This activity will help guide and explain the students to some of the predictions on what will happen in the future in Auckland if we are still experiencing the higher rate of emissions and greenhouse gases produced by every country

NZ 3.pdf
NZ 4.pdf

Impacts in the Pacific

Impacts of Climate Change in the Pacific

Impacts in some Pacific island states

The slides generally mention what is happening in the Pacific. The Pacific is the most vulnerable place in the World as they badly affected by Climate Change. It also notes the reasons why some islands may sink due to sea level rise.

Kiribati

One of the most affected Pacific islands is Kiribati. Many believe this poor island nation will be inundated within 25 years

Climate Change: Spotlight on Kiribati

Activity

Read the document on the left to finish the sentences on the right task sheet

Kiribati 2.pdf
Kiribati 3.pdf

Is Climate Change Real or a Hoax?

Lesson-2---Climate-Change-Real-or-Hoax NEW.pptx

Discussion on the data analysis provided for impacts of Climate Change around the World, including physical evidence of states affected, and how each human causes links together.