S2 GEOGRAPHY

Climate Change

Support Booklet

Name____________________

Class 2 __ __

Lesson 1: An Introduction to Climate ChangeS2 Climate Change Support Booklet, January 2016 Page 1

TASK 1, page 4:

In groups of 3/4 write down in your jotters ways that you each contribute to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, separate your answers into 3 sections:

Before School In School After School

TASK 2: Calculate your eco footprint out of 50.

Answer the questions on the separate sheet your teacher has given you.

Once you have answered all the questions calculate your own footprint using the information below and tick which one applies to you

How Big Is Your Footprint?

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How did you do? For each a score 10, for each b score 5 and for each c score 0.

What are you? TickBig Feet if you have a score of 35+Oh dear. It does not look like you've been at you're greenest. What you need to realise is that adopting environmentally-friendly behaviour does not have to hurt.

Perhaps you're worried that you'll have to sacrifice too much if you 'go green', but this needn't be the case. Small changes in behaviour can benefit the environment.

Average Feet if you score 20-35You're doing OK. Maybe you recycle your waste or try to save electricity. However, when it comes to green behaviour there's always more that you can do.

Little Feet if you scored 0-20Your halo is really shining. At this rate you'll soon be knitting your own tofu. Joking aside you're making a really commendable contribution to the wellbeing of the planet.

EXTENSION TASK

Draw two footprints onto plain paper.a) Divide one of the footprints into sections and decorate it to show

each aspect of your footprint: water, heating, paper, holiday, waste, transport, food, electricity.

b) Now using the other footprint that you have drawn on the paper, divide it into sections and decorate it to show how you could reduce each aspect of your footprint e.g. water - turn the tap off when you brush your teeth, heating - turn the thermostat down, etc.

Lesson 2: Global Warming

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TASK 3: Complete the table using the words in the word bank.

Natural Causes Human Causes

Word Bank• Explosions on the sun, creating sun spots • Large volcanic eruptions • Burning fossil fuels • Deforestation (burning trees producing CO2) • Methane is released from rubbish dumps • Changes in earth’s orientation towards the sun • Nitrous oxide is released from car exhausts and fertilisers • Changes in the earth orbit • Chlorofluorocarbons CFC’s from aerosols and fridges

TASK 4:

Using the newspaper clippings on page 7 complete the following paragraph using the missing words below:

Some __________ believe one of the main causes of global warming is the ____. They argue that the rise in temperatures is due to an increase in the energy given off by the sun

Sun scientists temperatures

The UN warns that we need to cut down on ______ ____. They blame ______ _______ and think countries like Britain have to reduce their use of ___ by 90% if we are not to suffer ________ and storms

Oil carbon dioxide fossil fuels flooding

An _________ report suggests that global warming is almost all _______. The report thinks that no matter how much fuel we burn it will make little __________. Environmentalists believe the report is rubbish as it was paid for by ______________.

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Natural American difference industrialists

Not all __________ are in agreement on how Britain will be affected by global _______. Some say the ____________ will rise by 3°C others believe it will fall by the same amount. So we could be flooded or ______.

Freeze temperatures scientists warming

Extension Questions. Write the answers on the next page.2) Why do you think experts can’t agree about the causes or effects of

global warming?3) Why might some people such as industrialists want to argue that

global warming is a natural process?4) Write a short paragraph about your own opinion. Do you think global

warming is a major problem? Is it important to you? Who should take responsibility for global warming?

Lesson 3: What Is The Greenhouse Effect?

Complete the paragraph below using the missing words in the box.

The Earth’s __________ acts like the glass in a greenhouse. It is needed to keep the planet warm enough for life to _____. ________ passes through the Earth’s atmosphere and the Earth gives out infrared _________. Certain gases trap some radiation in the atmosphere, which keeps the Earth warm. This is called the greenhouse effect. Having some __________ gases is a good thing. If it wasn’t for these gases, Earth would be too ____ to live on! However, the presence of too many greenhouse gases can have a negative impact on the Earth.

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Atmosphere exist greenhouse radiation Sunlight cold

Label the following diagram using page 8 of the booklet

TASK 7:

Watch the following clip and then copy and complete the paragraph below using the word bank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_sJzVe9P_8

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ allows heat in. It then acts like the glass in a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and traps _ _ _ _ using various greenhouse _ _ _ _ _. This keeps the earth from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Word Bank Freezing Greenhouse Heat Atmosphere Gases

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Lesson 4: Causes of Climate ChangeTASK 8:

Watch the following clip and answer the questions below (Circle you answers)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHrFBOUl6-8

1) What is the driving force behind Earth’s climate?Energy from: Sun Moon Humans Weather

2) What happens to energy from the sun that gets through the Earth’s atmosphere? Cools planet Heats planet

3) What do greenhouse gases act like?Invisible force barrier to radiation insulating blanket

4) What would happen if there were no greenhouse gases?The planet would: be the same be colder be hotter

5) Explain how volcanoes can naturally affect Earth’s climate.Aerosols created by eruptions: reflect sunlight and cool planet or absorb sunlight and heat planet

6) How much of our energy in the UK comes from fossil fuels?

¼ ½ ¾ all7) What happens when fossil fuels are burned?

Release oxygen Release water Release carbon dioxide

8) What is all the extra CO2 doing to the atmosphere? Why is this bad?Increases the insulating blanket around the earth heating it

up reduces the insulating blanket around the earth cooling it

Does nothing and we need it to keep us warm

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9) What do plants and trees do with CO2?Absorb it make more of it get poisoned by it

10) Why are forests being cut down?People want a better view

To make space for farms and townsTo help the planet

11) How big is the Amazon rainforest?Same size as: Brazil China UK Western Europe

12) How much are temperatures predicted to change over the next 100 years?

0-4°C 2-6°C 4-8°C 6-10°C

13) What has happened to large areas of the polar regions due to climate change? Why is this bad?They have melted so there is more sea to take in heat from

sun There is more ice so the suns heat is reflected more

14) What did the United Nations set up to help review research on climate change?

IPCC UNHCR UNESCO ITV

15) What were the findings of the IPCC?

Most of the increases in global temperatures in last 100 years mainly due to:

Natural causesHumansAliens

A mixture of the above

TASK 9: (extension task)

Discussion: Do you think humans will be willing to cut back on their use of fossil fuels in the future?

Write a short paragraph in your jotter summarising your view and the views of your group. Make sure to fully explain why you and your group think the way that you do.

Lessons 5 & 6: Human Causes of Climate Change

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TASK 10:

Your teacher will give you a blank map of the world. Use the map on the page 11 of your student booklet and the PowerPoint to help complete your own map showing the countries where deforestation is the most extreme. Don’t forget to include a key to show what each colour represents!

TASK 11:

Using the graphs on page 12 the following questions:1) What do you notice about the world population and the amount of

methane in the atmosphere?Are they both going up?Both going down?Going in opposite directions

2) Can you think of any reasons for this?Think back on the issues we have looked at in previous lessons. For example, who or what might be producing the methane

TASK 12:

Create a bar graph using the information from the table titled ‘UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transport’ on page 13. It should look a bit like this

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Cars and taxis HGV Vans Buses0

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Percentage

Figure 1 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions

TASK 13:Write a letter to the times newspaper in reply to the report on page 15 , in your jotter.

In your letter you should write if you agree or disagree with importing food from different countries, you should give quotes from the newspaper report to back up your letter and also use your background knowledge in order to get your point across.

Task 14: Energy Savers Game!

You are going to play a board game to help you understand how YOUR energy use can link to global warming.

Collect a set of instructions, a game board, a set of game cards, a bag of stars and a die from your teacher.

Who has the most energy-saving stars?Task 15:

Design a ‘Stop the energy thieves’ poster for other classes to look at.

Homework 1:Another way that we can prevent energy waste is by reducing the amount of rubbish we create, reusing items whenever we can and recycling what we can’t reuse.

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Your teacher will give you a worksheet titled ‘How much of a waster are you?’ You are going to record the amount of rubbish that you and your family throw away in one week.

Once you have completed this answer the questions based on your results.

Lesson 8: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources

TASK 16:Can you tell which of these natural resources are renewable and which are non-renewable? Complete the following the table by ticking whether they are renewable or non-renewable.

Resources Renewable Non renewableCoalWaterWindWoodOil

TASK 17: The Lewis Wind Farm DebateA new wind farm is proposed to be located on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.

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The £500 million project could make the UK a leader in clean energy. The projects first stage would see 234 of the world’s largest wind turbines towering over thousand of acres of land on the Isle of Lewis. Britain could double its renewable energy capacity! The electricity generated would be exported via a 350 mile undersea cable, possibly to Merseyside or North Wales.

1. Put the heading ‘The Lewis Wind Farm Debate’ in your jotter.2. Divide your page into 2 – on one side put the heading ‘for’ and on

the other put ‘against’.3. Now you will be divided into groups of 3/4. Each person will be

given a card that represents the view point of different groups.4. Take it in turns to read out your view point to the rest of the group. 5. Then as a group decide whether the views are for or against the

development.6. List them under the correct headings in your jotter and say why they

are for or against the wind farm.

7. Having heard the arguments for and against, what do you think? Write a paragraph in your jotter explaining your opinion.

EXTENSION TASK

Listed below are six ways that you can help conserve energy. Match the start of the sentence (the head) with the correct end of the sentence (the tail). Draw a line to match them.

Heads Tails

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Isle of Lewis

1. Do an energy audit in your home. Check ways to make your home more energy efficient. Make energy…

…exercise and it saves energy!

2. Plant shade trees around your house. This will make your house…

…saving changes if possible, such as improving insulation, installing storm doors and windows, stopping drafts under doors and around windows, and installing devices that reduce hot water consumption.

3. Recycle where possible. Recycling certain items such as aluminum cans can save…

…warm clothes inside your house! In the summer, wear cool, loose clothes. Try not to turn on heating until it gets really cold.

4. Try to buy recycled products, and buy products that…

… enormous amounts of energy.

5. Use your appliances efficiently. For example, run dishwashers and washing…

… use minimum packaging.

6. Dress for the season! In the winter, wear….

…machines only when you have full loads, wash clothes in cold water, don’t overheat your hot water, use a clothes line instead of the dryer.

7. If possible, walk or ride a bike to school or around town. It’s good….

… cooler and lessen the need for air conditioning in the summer.

Lesson 9: Effects of Global Warming

TASK 18:1) Write a short paragraph in your jotter on what the comic above is

trying to show on page 24. (Hint: what is global warming going to do to the leve of the sea?)

2) Draw your own comic or series of comics with the theme of ‘sea levels rising’. (Think about what will happen to towns and cities close to the sea)

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TASK 19: ICT – Complete for homework (2)Choose an animal from the page 25, or any other species that are at risk as a result of climate change, and write a report on that animal. You should include:• Where the animal lives.• Why is it under threat?• Possible ways the species can be helped.

A useful website to use is the World Wildlife Fund:http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/aboutcc/problems/impacts/species/

Lesson 10, 11 & 12: Extreme Weather

TASK 201. Your teacher will let you watch PART of the DVD – “The Day After

Tomorrow.”2. While watching the film you should be taking notes on some of the

main effects of global warming and how the environment and the weather change.

Effect What happens?Tornadoes

Extreme Cold

Hailstones

Tsunami in New York

3. In small groups write your own 5 minute short film script based upon what you have seen in “The Day After Tomorrow”.

4. Perform your play in front of the class.

Lesson 13: Global Warming in the Future

TASK 21:It is the year 2106. Global warming has happened, with a 5°C rise in global temperatures and the melting of the sea ice at the poles.

London is no longer Britain's capital city, weather patterns all over the world have changed, and huge areas of the world, including Bangladesh and much of Egypt, are under water.

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Write a report as though you were a historian looking back to the events of 2000–2015.

You might want to mention:• How climate change began to happen? • Why was so little done to prevent the problem?• Who was to blame?• What lessons have been learnt?

Plus any other information that you can include.

Glossary

Atmosphere The gases that surround the earth.

Climate Change Changes in the earth's weather, especially the increase in the earth’s temperature that is caused by the increase of greenhouse gases.

Deforestation The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.

Ecosystem All living things in an area, interacting with each other, and also with their environment.

Emissions Something that is produced or sent out.

Extinction When something no longer exists e.g. a plant or an animal.

Fossil Fuels A fuel such as coal or gas that is formed from the remains of living organisms.

Geothermal Energy Energy made from the heat of the earth.

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Global Warming A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere.

Greenhouse Gases A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing energy.

Hydroelectric Power Energy made from the movement of water.

Non-renewable Energy A resource that cannot be replaced when it is used up, such as oil, natural gas or coal.

Renewable Energy Energy from a source that does not run out, such as wind or solar power.

Solar Energy Energy from the sun’s rays.

Species A group of similar living things.

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