Climate change
Learn about the complex science of climate change, its effects on ecosystems and wildlife around the world, and what we can do to help. In this lesson, students will learn from a WWF expert, investigate ecosystem changes, and create climate models.
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💡 Warm up
Infographic: How climate change could impact our future
Ask students in small groups to take guesses about how climate change has affected coral, oak trees, and whales and use the infographic to lead a discussion.
💻 Tech time
Recorded Livestream: Climate Change: How Our Planet is Changing and What We Can Do to Help
Watch the recorded livestream together and join WWF expert Mariana Panuncio-Feldman as she explains how climate change affects much more than temperature, how we contribute to climate change, and how we can work together to tackle it.
▶️ Activities
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Science (Investigation)
The Case of the Missing Sea Turtle
Engage your students in a sequencing activity to investigate why sea turtles disappeared from a coral reef.
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Science (Interpreting Patterns)
Climate Trackers
Guide students to analyze the impact of sea ice changes on Arctic communities and polar bear activities by making a climate timeline.
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Science (Modeling)
What’s the Connection?
Encourage students to consider what actions they can take in the fight to slow climate change as they model the causes and effects of energy use.
