Mystery Lesson… What is wrong with this map? What do you think the area of the countries represents?

Learning Objectives Understand what a carbon footprint is Know how to reduce our carbon footprints To understand how people’s daily lives impact on the environment. Communication and debate skills, ability to think of solutions and reach a compromise

Expectations... All: To analyse map and information to extract facts relating to the state of the planet Most: To form an argument and have an opinion Some: To assess the costs and benefits of the life style options to people and the environment. To consider how other people’s opinions can influence decisions and behaviour

Think of 5 questions about this picture: Who? What? When? Where? Why?

This man died after the photograph was taken.

What is a Carbon Footprint? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFEn-HMohzE&feature=PlayList&p=BC73E8B8E895111E&index=10

Carbon Footprint = The CO2 we emit during an activity

Mystery Write out the following question in your books... Q) How could our carbon footprint have caused the death of the man in the photo?

You must try and figure out the answer to your question by sorting your mystery cards into a sequence When you have come to a conclusion write out your detailed answer in your exercise books underneath your question. (At least 10 lines)

Learning Objectives Understand what a carbon footprint is Know how to reduce our carbon footprints To understand how people’s daily lives impact on the environment. Communication and debate skills, ability to think of solutions and reach a compromise

Draw and complete this table in books using resource sheet Task 2: How can we reduce our carbon footprint? Draw and complete this table in books using resource sheet Activity Why beneficial?

Learning Objectives Understand what a carbon footprint is Know how to reduce our carbon footprints To understand how people’s daily lives impact on the environment. Communication and debate skills, ability to think of solutions and reach a compromise

Task 3: UK in the 2050s The UK is likely to get but also much . If the sea level , parts of East Anglia as well as parts of the south east could end up . are likely to be milder, reducing the need for central . Rainfall is likely to be and more frequent - increasing the risk of . Long may boost tourism in parts of Britain, and make it possible to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables. Word Bank rises, Winters, drops, underwater, heating, heavier, hotter, floods, wetter, hot summers, greater, lighter

What is a carbon footprint? How could the mans death be linked to our carbon footprints? Write 2 ways that we can reduce our carbon footprint..

Homework Find out your individual carbon footprint, with help from your parents For next lesson!