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Climate Literacy: What Are Carbon Emissions?
Lesson3 of 5 in this unit
Cool+SecondaryYear 10ScienceEarth and SpaceEnvironmentalClimate Change
Lesson Summary
Students will look at carbon, the carbon cycle and carbon dioxide (CO2). They will understand how human activities are resulting in rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere, explore how these levels are measured and understand how actions to reduce CO2 levels can be communicated.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that the carbon cycle moves carbon through our Earth and atmosphere
- understand that CO2 occurs naturally in our atmosphere but that human activities are causing CO2 levels to rise
- recognise actions we can take to reduce our personal CO2 emissions.
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the slow and fast carbon cycles and how humans are impacting these cycles
- explain methods used by scientists to measure CO2 in our atmosphere
- communicate the CO2 emissions associated with daily actions.
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