1. Polar Bears on thin Ice Lesson Outcome (you should be able to answer this by the end of the lesson) What is the impact of climate change on Polar Bears? PowerPoint Created by Adam Lawson- Principal Teacher of Geography and the Global Dimension. Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Kent

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3. Read the information from the link below. http://www.polarbearsi nternational.org/about- polar- bears/essentials/climat e-change How does climate change influence Polar Bears? Discuss this with the class

4. Main Task Imagine you are a Polar Bear. Write a letter to an agony Aunt in your local newspaper “Pam the Problem Sorting Penguin” explaining your feelings on climate change you need to include the following: Remember you’re a Polar Bear! Describe yourself? Where to you live and why? What is the place you live like? What do you think of Climate Change? What do you think should be done about Climate Change?

5. Use the links below http://www.polarbears international.org/http://www.polarbears international.org/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/sci/tech/1989707. stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/sci/tech/1989707. stm

6. Plenary Read your letters to the rest of the class. Discuss the positives and negative in each letter.

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8. Homework Write a letter of reply from “Pam the Problem Sorting Penguin”. Explain some ways to reduce the possible effects of climate change.