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Modern Lifestyles And Pollution
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Understand how our way of life affects the environment
Keywords Greenhouse Effect – the trapping of heat from the sun in the lower atmosphere due to an increase in carbon dioxide, methane and other pollution Global Warming – the scientific concept that the world is getting warmer
Starter Why is Jacko upset?
Watch the “Earth song” and record Jacko’s issues;
Starter 2 – Effects of Global warming Create a spider diagram that shows the effects of global
warming.
Starter – Effects of Global warming Create a spider diagram that shows the effects of global
warming.
GLOBAL
WARMING
Severe
weather
Droughts
Floods
Famine
Contaminated
Water
Poor
Health
Death of
Animals
Damage to
Forests
Poor
Agriculture
An Inconvenient Truth Watch the clip and note down any questions or
arguments you would raise.
Melting polar ice caps
Sea level rise
Arguments against humans being the reason for climate change. Misleading argument 1 : The Earth's climate is always
changing and this is nothing to do with humans.
Misleading argument 2 : Carbon dioxide only makes up a small part of the atmosphere and so cannot be responsible for global warming.
Misleading argument 3 : Rises in the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the result of increased temperatures, not the other way round.
Misleading argument 4 : Observations of temperatures taken by weather balloons and satellites do not support the theory of global warming.
Arguments (continued) Misleading argument 5 : Computer models which predict
the future climate are unreliable and based on a series of assumptions.
Misleading argument 6 : It's all to do with the Sun - for example, there is a strong link between increased temperatures on Earth with the number of sunspots on the Sun.
Misleading argument 7 : The climate is actually affected by cosmic rays.
Misleading argument 8 : The scale of the negative effects of climate change is often overstated and there is no need for urgent action.
What are your thoughts? The issue of global warming has been a major political
talking point for at least the last 10 years and it will continue with no obvious end. You need to be aware of the arguments and have your own opinions on the matter.
What are
your
thoughts
and why?
Plenary – Attitude line
Global Warming
Humans
are
completel
y to blame
Nature
has the
biggest
effect
The Greenhouse Effect Using the information from the clip draw a diagram
that shows the ‘normal’ and positive Greenhouse Effect and then the ‘Human’ and detrimental Greenhouse Effect.
1. Link to Global Warming Video Clip
2. YouTube - Al Gore Global Warming in 10 min
Always remember the Greenhouse effect occurs naturally!
Human activity is creating more of these
greenhouse gases so less heat is able to escape
into space. This is causing the earth to warm up.
Heat from the sun
passes through the
earth’s atmosphere and
warms the earth.
Some heat is reflected
back from the earth into
space. But some of the
heat is trapped by
greenhouse gases. These
include water, vapour
carbon dioxide and
methane which occur
naturally on earth and stop
the earth getting too cold. Make your own version of this labelled diagram
Global Warming What are the main causes of global warming?
Emissions from cars = CO2
Emissions from factories = Acid Rain
Household waste = Not Biodegradable
Industrial waste = Chemical waste harmful to nature
Lack of recycling = Methane from landfills
Why do we allow these things to continue?
Transport of people and goods
‘Throwaway society’
Laziness
Effects of Global Warming Along with the obvious effect of a raise in temperature,
many other effects can be noted
Smog from cars make it hard to breathe
Chemicals from factories create acid rain
Household waste creates methane
Factory waste can be chemical or radioactive and lasts for many years in the soil and water of the local area.
Which of these do you think is the biggest concern and why?
Demonstration - Global Warming 1. What are the main causes of global warming?
2. Who do you feel is mainly responsible for global warming? Do you think we all have a responsibility?
3. Why do we allow these things to continue?
4. Why might a Christian be concerned about global warming? Try to the key words Creation and Stewardship in your answer and a quote from the front.
Plenary
‘We are an eco-friendly school.’
Do you agree? (6 marks)
Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have
thought about more than one point of view.
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