Key enquiry question
How do we affect the environment?
Key focus
Investigating consumption
1. What are the issues around climate change?
2. What are the effects of climate change?
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
© istockphoto.com - Daniel Breckwoldt
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
© istockphoto.com - Daniel Breckwoldt
© istockphoto.com - Daniel Breckwoldt
Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
© istockphoto.com - Daniel Breckwoldt
Key questions
- What environments are there?
- What is a mountain environment?
- What is a glacier?
- What is happening to glaciers?
3. What will happen to sea levels if the world’s ice starts to melt?
4. What are the possible impacts of climate change in Ireland?
5. How can we respond to climate change?
Concepts
• Types of environment
• Changes in environments
• Formation of ice and glaciers
• Process of and melting ice, and its effects
• Impact of activity on environments
• Actions to reduce impact on environments
Skills
• Investigation / enquiry
Resources
• School grounds
• Photographs
• Resource Cards
Websites
• www.epa.ie
• www.enfo.ie
• www.change.ie
• www.seai.ie
• www.marine.ie