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This interactive learning resource will be covering many dimensions of climate change, what to expect, and what you can do to help you and your community become more resilient during increasingly unpredictable times. We will start with what climate change means, how it is happening, and what is causing it. Then we will explore how climate change is affecting our earth and some key species that are affected. We will end by diving into what you can be doing in your everyday life to move away from actions and behaviours that are harming our planet and how to reduce your individual impact.
The targeted audience for this lesson would be high school students(Grade 9-10) typically aged between 14-16, enthusiast to learn more about environmental science and global issue .The learner should have a basic science background such as knowledge about what are gases ,ecosystems and human impacts on the nature.This learning resource is designed to support all the students with different needs by using great video referneces and simple explanations to help them understand what is climate change and how they can take a small step towards it to control it.
Lessons (Start here)
Module 1: Greenhouse Gases
Module 2: Causes of Climate Change
Module 3: Effects of Climate Change on Earth and Animals
Module 4: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the three main greenhouse gases and how they act like a blanket for the Earth.
- Observe data to see why today’s warming is different from natural cycles of the past and identify which human activities are driving change.
- Students will be able to explain how combustion of fossil fuels for energy and transportation is the biggest contributor to the global warming
- will able to learn how deforestation releases the stored carbon .
- See how rising temperatures create a chain reaction that shifts weather patterns and forces animals to migrate or face extinction.
- Move beyond just recycling to discover powerful actions you can take at home and in your community to protect the planet.