Science Week 8

Aim: To look at the causes of climate change and how to prevent it.

Climate Change video; The Facts video

As you watch the video answer these questions:

What is our greatest threat in thousands of years?

Climate Change

How do we see climate change affecting the globe?

1.   Floods
2.   strong winds
3. Heat waves
4.   Storms

What is needed to change history?

stop using fossil fuels

Is climate change a man made disaster?

yes

Dramatic action must be made in the next 10 years to change it?

Why is our climate changing?
world is getting hotter

What is causing the warming trend of the climate?

Fossil fuels

What is the main problem?

burning stuff

What are examples of these?

coal gas oil

Burning fossil fuels releases what gas?

carbon dioxide

How much hotter now is our world?

1 degree

How is this affecting creatures / animals like bats?

They died

What percentage of species are near exteinction?

8%

How could this effect the world ecosystems?

Things can't eat other things and they die

What global change was seen and recording breaking last year?

Wild fires

How is climate change affecting our weather systems?

1. flash flooding

2. more rain

3. super storms

What is another effect of climate change?

Ice melting

What will happen if the ice melts in Antarctica and the Arctic?

Countries will be consumed

How does this affect people?

country's disappear  

What other things affect oceans change?

warmer water

What does to much heat do to coral?

kill it

Why did some industries not want to stop burning fossil fuels?

they wouldn't make money.

Stop at 23.39

Investigation

You can decide on how you would like to do this investigation. Your presentation could be on the blog, slides, or Powerpoint.

Write a definition, upload an image and list where these fossil fuels are mined.

1. Coal. A solid combustible fossil fuel   In coal mines
2. Oil. A black liquid that is used to power every gas powered vehicle   This is mined in ocean on oil rigs and on land
3. Natural Gas. A gas that is found under ground Underground

Write a paragraph and upload an image about each of these renewable energy.

1. Solar. Sun hits solar panels and causes electricity. Here are the top two countries that use solar are China and U.S.A                                                                              
2. Wind.   Wind turbines get spun by wind and cause electricity. Top two countries that use these are China and U.S.A again                                                                                            
3. Waves. Machines that capture waves and push air through turbines and the turbines spin. Waves go into a chamber and get stuck. Then they go into a machine. After that is pushes air through a turbine. The top two countries that use these are Ghana and Portugal.                                                                             
4. Hydro. They are kind of like water falls. water comes from a lake and go's into a hydro powered dam and pushes a turbine and causes electricity. The top two countries that us hydro are China and Brazil.