When each group has responded to the questions and is ready to present, form a circle with all of the groups. What is their source of livelihood? Are the people rich or poor, and why?.In what ways are the people in the photograph affected by climate change?.What is the first thing that came to mind while looking at this photograph?.Students should write their responses down on the paper around the photograph. Each group is in charge of critiquing that photograph, and they will tell the story of this photograph.Īsk each group to respond to the following questions. Give each group one photograph (from #1 to #4). We're now going look at photographs that illustrate the impact of climate change in the United States and around the world.īreak the class into four separate groups. All this presents challenges to many plant and animal species and to people. Our oceans are warming and becoming more acidic, ice caps and glaciers are melting, and sea levels are rising. Rising global temperatures make the weather more unpredictable and violent: more floods, droughts, or intense rain, as well as more frequent and severe heat waves. The planet is warming because of human activities, especially our burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas), which emit greenhouse gases that trap heat in our atmosphere. Tell students that "climate change" refers to ongoing changes in our climate because of the earth's warming. It can also mean having a strategy to resist damage, remain in control, and recover quickly from difficulties or disturbances. Resilience is the ability to bounce back and return to the original state after something difficult or challenging happens. Give students the opportunity to respond, and then provide them with the definition of resilience. Does anyone have any thoughts about what the word resilience means?.Today, we will be discussing the impact of climate change on people, and what people are doing to address this issue and to build "resilience." Note that often when we think about climate change, we think about the destruction of the environment. Ask students what words they associate with "impact of climate change." Write down the words students come up with and then draw a line that connects the words to the circle. Write the words "impact of climate change" in the middle of the board or chart paper, then draw a circle around it.
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Guide students in creating a web of their free associations with the words "impact of climate change." What do you already know about the impact of climate change, in the United States and around the world?.For photos 1-8: Tape each photo to the center of a sheet of paper that leaves margin around the image for students to write on. Keep them in order and number them (1-12).
Understand the social and environmental movements that have been formed to address climate change.