AU2.2 How are Human Activities Amplifying the Greenhouse Effect's Impact on Earth's Systems?

• Ask the students about the energy they use in their everyday lives
• Go through the presentation slides and identify the different kinds of energy we as humans use everyday
• Reiterate the effects of the Greenhouse Effect and it's links to energy use

Key Questions: 

• Can you think of some things that use energy that we use everyday?
• What different sources of energy can you see in the pictures?

• Show the students the climate zone map and elicit the idea that different parts of the world have different climates and that means that different habitats exist in different places
• Group students and handout the climate zone worksheets, students should discuss in groups and answer questions (*)

(*) note that the worksheets have 2 different levels of difficulty. 1 Turtle = accessible to all learners, 2 Turtles = more advanced for learners 

Key Questions: 

• Can you explain what might happen to animals and plants is the Earth gets warmer?
• What could you say about each ‘climate zone’?
• Which will be warmer or colder, and why do you think that is the case?

• Quickfire of different habitats and ecosystems on presentation
• Ask the students which climate zone they might be in and what might happen in a warmer world? 
• Conclude by asking them to think about their response to this knowledge - thoughts, feelings and actions

Key Questions: 

• What questions did this lesson make you THINK of? 
• How do you FEEL after learning about this? 
• What does this lesson make you want to DO?