Climate Change Learning Resources - Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation
This resource is split into six sections, which explore different aspects of climate change. They include background information, Earthwatch case studies, suggested classroom discussion topics and links to scientific and popular websites.
Sample datasets from Earthwatch projects and suggested statistical tasks allow students to analyse and interpret scientific data as evidence. They can be taken as a series of lesson ideas or used individually to provide support for teachers and students following the latest versions of various specifications.
Climate Change: the basics
This section explores:
a. what is climate change?
b. what happened in the past?
c. what is happening today?
d. What may happen in the future?
i. Earthwatch project case study: Climate Change in the Arctic
Climate Change: the impact on biodiversity
This section explores:
a. How is climate change impacting on biodiversity?
b. How is climate change impacting on specific ecosystems?
c. What is the evidence from Earthwatch research projects?
i. Mammals of Wytham Woods
ii. Storm Petrels of Portugal
iii. Climate Change in the Australian Rainforest
Climate Change: the social and economic impacts
This section explores:
a. social impacts
i. Earthwatch project case study: Communities and Wildlife in the Samburu, Kenya
b. economic impacts
Climate Change: mitigation - reducing CO2 emissions
This section explores:
a. What can I do?
b. What can communities do?
c. What can policies achieve?
Climate Change: mitigation - carbon capture and storage
This section explores:
a. Carbon sequestration and carbon sinks
i. Oceans
ii. Soil
iii. Forests
b. Technology and mitigation
Climate Change: adaptation - biodiversity, social and economic
This section explores:
a. Biodiversity adaptations
b. Social and economic adaptations
c. Combining mitigation and adaptation - conclusion