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Climate Change And Palm Oil - Comprehension and Critical Thinking Skills
This product is a comprehension text about the affect of climate change in relation to palm oil. It provides key information and questions that will help learners understand how palm oil consumption and popularity has an affect on the environment.
This resource also promotes critical thinking and classroom discussion about the importance of protecting our forests when producing palm oil. The texts are designed to be both informative and engaging, this comprehension text will help students build their reading skills while learning about an important topic. It can be used to enhance your lessons on climate change and environmental conservation.
Water Pollution
Are you looking for a fun to talk about water pollution that is also informative? If you are teaching about environmental issues, there is a lot of facts and topics for students to process. This non-prep lesson focuses on water pollution. Children will be able to learn about what water pollution is and the important role it plays in climate change. The slides are colorful and full of information. It’s a useful addition to any unit of work on climate change or the environment. There are duplicates of some slides depending on whether you prefer to use U.S. English or British English, simply delete the slide that contains the spelling that is not applicable to you. You can pick and chose what to teach without hours of lesson prep! Also included are slides which provide foundational knowledge about types of water bodies. There are opportunities for children to answer questions, both structured and unstructured, to express their views and to do some research (under the supervision of a responsible adult if they are learning from home). This is a useful resource for distance learning, whole class teaching or for instruction in small groups using a device. Worksheets for follow up work are also included.
95 page slide show packed with information and questions - delete or rearrange according to your lesson requirements.
Water Pollution - lesson objective
Our Earth - water facts
Fresh water sources
Glaciers
Ponds
Rivers
Ice caps
Clouds
Underground water - cave water
Oceans and Seas
Freshwater pollutants
Contaminating the water
Releasing pollutants into the water sources
Effluent and water sources
Types of water pollution
How can I tell the difference between point source and non-point source pollution?
More about point source pollution
More about non-point source pollution
The importance of water
Nonpoint source pollution and the landscape
Doing our part to prevent water pollution
How do we contribute to non point source pollution?
The river Ganga (The river Ganges)
The River Thames (London) and the ‘great stink’
Industry and water pollution
Water pollution - impact
What are the main effects of water pollution?
What do you know about water pollution?
Water pollution - what it means for us and our environment
Micro-plastics
The dead zone - fertilizers, algae and the Gulf of Mexico
Acid rain
Discussion time
We can work together
How can we reduce water pollution?
Categories for research
What do you know about…?
Final thought
Worksheets:
The effects of water pollution 2 versions
Doing better
What do I waste?
Design worksheet
Point and non-point sources
Point and non-point source vocabulary activity
Water pollution word search
Water pollution foldable - point source and nonpoint source pollution
Water pollution foldable - 3 versions
True or false water pollution activity
Looking After The Environment - No Prep * PowerPoint ** - Earth Day - Distance
How can we encourage our children to care about the environment around us? This presentation introduces the main environmental issues that children may have heard about in the news or at school. It explores this subject in an engaging way with the help of colorful photos, embedded videos, original artwork, speakers notes and activities. This resource packet helps children to access information about the environment and get them thinking about what impact we have made as humans and what changes they can make as individuals to show that they care about the wellbeing of our planet. ‘Looking after the environment’ is suitable for distance learning, whole class or in a small group working with tablets or computers.
The presentation is divided into different sections so that you can chose which part you want to teach at your own pace.
Presentation:
Taking care of the environment
Natural disasters - questions (knowledge harvest)
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Hurricane Ida
Oil spills
Overfishing
Wild fires
Flooding
Wetlands
Garbage
Water pollution
The sewer
Wastewater and the environment
Natural or man-made disasters?
Exploring natural or man made and the human impact
Ways in which we do not look after our environment discussion
Our human impact
We can do better - ways we can help
Reflection / plenary
Worksheets: Pdf
Natural or man-made disasters
Natural or man-made disasters - consequences
How to help the environment
Human impact - what do I waste?
Matching labels
Oil spills
Wildfire writing frame
Tigers and Climate Change - Animal Research Project - PowerPoint™ and Keynote™
Are your learners interested in tigers and the effects of climate change? This is a research template activity using Google Slides™ template activity which can be a -
A homework project
A collaborative project
A summer school project
A distance learning project
A preparation for writing a report / non-chronological writing
The slides contain a title and an image which is set as a fixed background. Learners will conduct their own research under the supervision of the leading adult educator. Children have the option to write notes / upload photos or write expository paragraphs.
This is perfect for a project about the tiger or as one linked to climate change and the environment.
23 Slides include:
Title page
Questions
Reindeer physical attributes
What kind of animal is a tiger
Behavior
Habitat
Where are reindeer found today?
Tigers under threat.
Tigers and their young.
Tigers in the North America
Stripes
Prey
Legends about tigers
Tigers and climate change.
Tigers in captivity
Adaptations
Working as a group children can choose a slide to work on and then put work together collaboratively and present.
Independently - Children work through the project or select slides they would like to focus on.
Snow Leopards and Climate Change - comprehension and critical thinking skills
Explore the impact of climate change on snow leopards with this comprehension activity. This activity includes a clearly written text that introduces learners to the topic.
Students will have the opportunity to answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of climate change and its impact on snow leopards. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by snow leopards due to climate change and the importance of conservation efforts to protect their habitat.
The activity aims to raise awareness among students about the importance of preserving the natural habitats of snow leopards and the negative impact of climate change on their survival. It also encourages students to consider actions they can take to help mitigate climate change and protect the planet for future generations.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Jaguars and Climate Change - comprehension and critical thinking skill
Description
Explore the impact of climate change on jaguars with this engaging comprehension activity. This activity includes an easy-to-understand text that introduces learners to the topic.
After reading the text, students can answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of climate change and its impact on jaguars. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by jaguars due to climate change and the importance of conservation efforts to protect their habitat.
The activity aims to raise awareness among students about the importance of preserving the natural habitats of jaguars and the negative impact of climate change on their survival. It also encourages students to consider actions they can take to help mitigate climate change and protect the planet for future generations.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Climate Change - No Prep Lesson - PowerPoint™
Did you know that rising temperatures have led to more extreme weather events, or that wildfires are now lasting longer? Milder winters are also allowing mosquitoes to spread, carrying diseases into new areas.
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in global temperatures and atmospheric conditions. While climate has always fluctuated, human activities are now causing temperatures to rise faster than ever before in Earth’s history.
This no-prep, resource about issues around climate change provides a wealth of information for students to explore. The resource helps children understand what climate change is and its global impact. The slides are vibrant and packed with facts, making them a useful addition to any environmental unit.
Students can engage with structured and open-ended questions, express their views, and conduct research (under adult supervision if learning from home). This resource is great for distance learning, whole-class teaching, or small group instruction.
Presentation includes:
Photographs
Illustrations
Embedded videos
Short activities
Key topics:
Climate and climate change
The consequences of climate change
Fossil fuels: gas, coal, and oil
Burning fossil fuels and global warming
The Industrial Revolution
Fracking: costs and benefits
The monarch butterfly
Sea otters and climate change
Photo focus: melting ice, extreme weather, habitat loss
Melting glaciers and ice caps
The ozone layer
Coral bleaching and how it affects algae
The impact of climate change on children
Food shortages, ticks, and climate change
Actions to reduce climate change
Climate Change Summit 2024 and COP24
Southern California water restrictions
Reducing global warming: what you can do
Printable comprehension worksheets (over 70 included):
How do we use electricity?
Help the planet
What do I waste? (doing better)
Reading comprehensions
This resource is perfect for teaching about climate change, helping children understand the issues while engaging them with colorful slides, research opportunities, and thought-provoking questions.