Changing climates cause and effect

During this activity (part of a ThoughtBox Education series), learners travel back in time to look at the Industrial Revolution, exploring fossils fuels and their contribution to global warming.

Learners will think critically about what fossil fuels are and how humans use them. They'll develop empathy through considering how fossil fuel use links to climate change. Finally, they learn to think in systems through exploring how some modern human habits have resulted in increased use of fossil fuels. Learners engage in a wide range of learning stimulus, discussion ideas and creative exercises.

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Royal Meteorological Society climate change content quality mark

~ 1 hour

KS2

Preparation

What you need

a copy of changing climates slides

Location

Indoors

Resources

Thoughtbox Changing Climates UKS2 Slides.pptx 4.26 MB

Step by step

Download the slide deck from the resources section.
Use the slide decks to guide learners through the following sequence of activities:

25 minutes: Learn about fossil fuels
30 minutes: Explore alternative responsible resources
5 minutes: Reflect on the importance of reducing consumption of finite resources.

Curriculum links

This activity can be used to support curriculum knowledge and skill development in science and geography, alongside enhancing nature education, with age appropriate adaptations.

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