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Global Warming & Urbanization
By: Emily, Isabel, Willa, William, and Gabriel
Who Are We?We are a group of AGS sophomores with the goal of informing the local community on the effects of global warming, keeping the global implications in mind. We want to inspire others to take action in their daily lives with a few simple steps to reduce their individual carbon footprint.
TGPLAN IntroductionThink Globally, Plan Locally, Act Neighborly
Background Information
* What is Global Warming?
* What is Urbanization? The process of an area growing in population or taking on the characteristics of a city.
A gradual increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere causing weather changes and shifts in precipitation patterns.
Global Scale
Global warming causes the earth’s climate to heat and weather patterns to shift. Glaciers are melting, and sea levels are rising, forests are burning, and humans, plants, and animals are being harmed in the process.
Local ScaleIn Austin, average temperatures are increasing, and drier conditions are expected in the summer which could lead to serious droughts. There will be an increase in days over 100 degrees (12 to 30).
It’s Important to Advocate!Global warming is almost entirely caused by human action. It’s important to teach others about the effects of global warming and their personal carbon emissions so they can limit their impact.
Costa Rica Connection● Methane Gas Closed Farming System and Animal
Waste Control.● Reuse Trash instead of throwing it away.● Bike use instead of cars.
Survey Results
Take Action
- We took action by going to Zilker Elementary to teach 5th graders about global warming, urbanization, and how to reduce their personal carbon footprint.
- We developed a lesson plan with 3 fun activities to help the kids learn about these topics in an engaging way.
#1 The Balloon GameObjective: to simulate the effect of urbanization on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted contributing to air pollution in a city.
#2 Bean CountingObjective: to give students a realistic interpretation of their carbon footprint and motivate them to reduce it by taking action in their everyday life.
#3 Small Group SituationsObjective: to use abstract situations and problem solving skills to teach about global warming and urbanization while collaborating with a small group.
Taken when the kids were planning on how they would approach their situations.
All the kids were engaged and excited to participate in the games we played.
Take Action Reflection
- At first we thought of hosting a protest or creating posters to hang up around the community
- We got in touch with a teacher at Zilker Elementary and thought it would be a great plan -- to inform the younger generation on global warming
- Miscommunication errors with teachers and school policy- When we sorted out our plans, the lesson went well and the students
were interested and receptive- We learned a lot from our experience at Zilker Elementary and hope they
learned from us
Call to Action
We hope that our take action will inspire others to reduce their daily emission of greenhouse gases. Together we can make the world cleaner and more sustainable in the future.
Overall ReflectionTGPLAN taught us the devastating effects of global warming, the ways we can take action in our everyday lives, and how to advocate in the local community. We had to collaborate with a group, conduct research, interview experts, and coordinate our take action. TGPLAN has also given us the tools we need to take further action in the future.
Works Cited“What Is a Carbon Footprint?” TakePart, 11 July 2014, www.takepart.com/flashcards/what-is-a-carbon-footprint/index.html
Weissmann. Jordan. Austin, Texas, Is Blowing Every Other City Away in Population Growth. Slate.com, Slate.com, May 21, 2015.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/05/21/population_growth_in_u_s_cities_austin_is_blowing_away_the_competition.html
Shaftel. Holly. The Consequences of Climate Change. Climate.nasa.gov, Climate.nasa.gov, April 11, 2018
https://climate.nasa.gov/effect
Macmilan, Amanda. Global Warming 101. nrdc.org, nrdc.org, March 11, 2016.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101#warming
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