Climate Change Backgrounders (Intermediate)
There are three Intermediate Climate Change Backgrounders, designed to introduce intermediate students to climate change. They cover these three basic areas:
- The Basics describes climate change, its causes and scientific research on the subject
- The Impacts shows how climate change is affecting the planet –particularly the north
- The Solutions shows how we can reduce GHG emissions and slow climate change
To choose backgrounders for your class, read the outline below, then click on the links.
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Basics |
- Climate change basics – how it works
- The greenhouse effect – how the atmosphere traps heat
- Greenhouse gases – what they are, what they do
- Why the north’s temperatures are expected to increase more than elsewhere
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Impacts |
- Changes in northern landscapes: permafrost, wetlands
- Impacts on northern plants and animals
- Impacts on northern communities
- Impacts on the world
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Solutions |
- Ways we can reduce GHGs at home, at school, and in our transportation
- Alternative energies – a good future direction
- Governments and businesses are already going green
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