English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Understand what global leaders, companies and activists are doing to reduce climate change
Understand that different groups take action in different ways
Evaluate the effectiveness of different climate solutions
Enquiry Approach - Research
Using information from a variety of sources to answer scientific questions.
Enquiry Skill - Interpreting and communicating results
Using information, results and data to present findings, including oral and written explanations.
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Words and meanings to learn
combat
to fight against something
reduce
to make something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size
tackle
to actively address and deal with a problem
COP
the Conference of the Parties, an annual conference where global leaders meet to deal with climate change
activist
an individual who campaigns for social, political, environmental, or other forms of change
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Resources: Handouts and scissors
Core Handout (2): A handout which provides the 9 climate change action cards for sorting, and a ‘diamond 9’ diagram to sort them on. A space is also provided to explain why they chose the most and least effective cards.
Challenge Handout (4): A handout with a space to improve an ineffective action, and give evidence to explain why it is better than the original.
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