Environmental Revolution
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Lesson 1: State of the planet?
The short term issues
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“We are a plague on the Earth. It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now,”
Sir David Attenborough
TASK 1: Investigating the human impact
- After watching the video "Man" Identify the key ways that humans are impacting the planet by making a mind map within your group. These are the short term causes that led to the environmental revolution
- Choose one issue on the mind map to investigate further. Create an infographic entitled "_______ in Numbers" that demonstrates the environmental impact. Consider the following when creating your infographic.
Lesson 2: Global issues
The long term problems.
Task 1: Research the chosen topic
Climate Change
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Acid Rain
Biodiversity Loss
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Task 2: Complete the table for your chosen topic.
Task 3: Become an expert for your chosen topic and teach your classmates about the topic.
Task 4: Using the information from your classmates, complete the table.
Task 4: Using the information from your classmates, complete the table.
Lesson 3: Environmental disasters which have brought awareness.
Task 1: Using the following information, research each event in pairs.
Task 2: Create a timeline
Task 2: Create a timeline
- Using the events below, create a timeline that identifies and describes the events.
- For each of the events, describe how they have impacted the environment and created environmental awareness
Lesson 4: The most important causes of the environmental movement
We've now identified the major environmental issues and problems that have brought about the environmental revolution. Now is the time to write about it in your own words.
Similar to the Russian Revolution, you are going to write an evaluative essay on the causes of the environmental revolution.
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Task 2:
"Environmental ___________ have triggered the environmental revolution!"
(disasters / climate change / etc.....)
We are going to do our final practice for writing of I&S history essays. BUT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO DO A FULL ESSAY.
To make things easier, you should ALWAYS plan what you are going to write before you write it.
To ensure that you are showing explanatory and evaluative skills you can divide up your paragraphs to make each section as clear as possible in your plans.
"Environmental ___________ have triggered the environmental revolution!"
(disasters / climate change / etc.....)
We are going to do our final practice for writing of I&S history essays. BUT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO DO A FULL ESSAY.
To make things easier, you should ALWAYS plan what you are going to write before you write it.
To ensure that you are showing explanatory and evaluative skills you can divide up your paragraphs to make each section as clear as possible in your plans.
Your essay should;
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Your essay should not;
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Structure:
Introduction:
Body:
Conclusion:
Introduction:
- Question
- Claims summary
Body:
- Claim (Theme)
- Evidence to support claim
- Explanation of relevance
Conclusion:
- Answer to question
- Claims summary