Introduction
Introduction
Nowadays, global warming and climate change are several problems that affect people from all over the World and also to the animals and plants around us. We are going to discover why these problems are happening, which are their effects and also we will try to know what can we do to reduce these environmental issues.
We are going to see some web pages and videos about global warming, climate change and the greenhouse effect. With all this information we can be aware of the changes that are happening to our planet and will affect on our lives. We will discover what is our role in this problem and what can we do to improve the current situation.
Task
Task
The task we will carry out has to be done by groups of three. Every group will choose a part of the topic (Causes, Effects and What can we do?) and will answer the questions about it. It can be more than one group working the same part of the topic. There is a common question for all the groups.
After answering the questions, every group will have to write a report with the information they have found during the research.
The final report has to be written according to the following samples:
Report group 1 (Causes)
After a hard research, we have learned about climate change and global warming. First of all, we have to explain the difference between climate and weather, which is that..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Talking about our specific topic, the main causes of global warming, we have found that the main causes are ..................................................................................................
............................................................................ and the main responsible of these actions is ..........................................................................................................................
We also have learned about greenhouse gases, that are.................................................
............................................................................... Some of these gases are..................
..................., ...................................., ................................................
Report group 2 (Effects)
After a hard research, we have learned about climate change and global warming. First of all, we have to explain the difference between climate and weather, which is that..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Talking about our specific topic, the most important consequences of global warming, we have found that these effects are............................................................................
........................................................................................................................ We also already know that these effects can affect to................................................................
.........................
As an example of global warming effects, we have found............................................
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Report group 3 (What can we do?)
After a hard research, we have learned about climate change and global warming. First of all, we have to explain the difference between climate and weather, which is that.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Talking about our specific topic, we have found some actions that help to reduce global warming, which are....................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................
Apart from this, we also have learned about the carbon footprint, that is.........................
................................................................................................................There are some ways to reduce your carbon footprint, for example.......................................................
........................................................................................................................................
It is also important to talk about clean energy technologies, that help to reduce global warming because.......................................................................................................
................................ Some examples of clean energy technologies can be................
.....................................................................................................................................
Process
Process
To start with, this is the common question for everybody:
- What is the main difference between climate and weather?
http://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/
The questions that each group has to answer are the following ones:
Group 1 - Causes
- Which are the causes of the greenhouse effect?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zW43U7yqM
- Who is the main responsible of climate change? Why?
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/basics/index.html
- What greenhouse gases make to the Earth? Why? Can you name three of these gases?
http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/basics/today/greenhouse-gases.html
Group 2 - Effects
- Which are the main consequences?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zW43U7yqM
- How many degrees the average temperature of the World will go up over the next hundred years?
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/intro/climate-intro2.cfm
- Who can be affected by global warming? Why? Find some examples.
http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html
Group 3 - What can we do?
- Which are the main things that people can do to reduce global warming?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zW43U7yqM
- What is the carbon footprint? How can you reduce it?
http://www.eschooltoday.com/climate-change/what-can-I-do-about-climate-change.html
- How clean energy technologies help to combat global warming? Can you name two of these energies?
http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/solutions/technologies/index.html
Evaluation
Evaluation
The evaluation of his Webquest will be done as a self-evaluation. After answering the questions and writing the report, each student should complete the following chart:
|
Questions |
10 All the questions are answered |
5 There is some missed information |
0 Most of the questions are not answered |
|
Report |
10 The report is easy to understand |
5 There are some points that are not clear |
0 It's difficult to understand the content of the report |
|
Group work |
10 All the group members have worked together |
5 There are some people that have not collaborated with the task |
0 There have been many problems to work as a group |
Conclusion
Conclusion
Congratulations! Now we are all experts on climate change and global warming issues and we can start thinking seriously about it.
The next step to follow to reduce global warming on Earth is being part of the solution, not just part of the problem. There is still a lot of work to do!
Credits
Credits
Webquest created by:
Maite Salguero García (Universitat de Barcelona).