Application

After learning about climate change, what natural processes and human activities causes it and
the possible consequences brought about this phenomenon, the question that comes next is, as a
concerned citizen and a student, what can you do about it? What ways can you think of to
mitigate the hazards caused by climate change?

And so here are some amazing activities prepared for you. Have fun!

Activity 1: Nature’s Advocates

A. Form groups of 5 and create an infomercial showing how community can help mitigate
the hazards caused by climate change. Each group must choose one from the given areas
below that are affected by climate change. A rubric is prepared below to rate your
performance. You have 15 minutes to conceptualize, and 2 – 3 minutes to present your
output. Enjoy acting!

1. Agriculture and Food Security

2. Economy
3. Biodiversity
4. Health
5. Geography and Ocean ecology
6. Climatic patterns

Exceeds Expectation Meets Expectation Needs Improvement

Criteria
(3 points) (2 points) (1 point)

 Factual  Factual  Information is

information is information is mostly inaccurate
Understandi accurate accurate  Presentation is off
ng of Topic  Indicates a  Good topic
clear understanding understanding of
of topic topic
Teamwork  Accepts ideas of  Accepts most ideas  Group does not work
 others; able to without negative together
compromise comments; able to  One person does all
 All members compromise the work
contribute  Some members
contribute
 Shows confidence  Shows some  Portrayal stalls
 Informative confidence  Lacks information
 Entertaining;  Presents some  Audience bored
Presentation engages audience information  Mumbles
 Speaks loudly and  Engages audience  Body language is
clearly  Can be heard lacking; inappropriate
 Appropriate use of  Some use of body
body language language

B. Retaining your group in activity A, create an advocacy campaign by making a poster and
a slogan that tells how community will help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Upload your work in social media, and try to elicit comments from the viewers, and then
share them with the class next meeting.

Feedback

Congratulations for making this far. Now, let’s test your understanding of our topic on climate
change.

Answer the following questions and follow the procedure on each item.

1. It is an important heat – trapping greenhouse gas, which is released through human

activities such as deforestation and burning of fossil fuels, as well as natural processes
such as respiration and volcanic eruption.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the last letter of your answer and put in it box # 1)

2. It is a change in global climate, and patterns, attributed largely to the increased levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 3rd letter of your answer and put in it box # 10)
3. It is a critical solution to climate change, by renewing the forest cover that will absorb
and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 8th letter of your answer and put in it box # 4)

4. The burning of natural fuel by humans is the largest source of emission of carbon
dioxide. These natural fuels were formed from the remains of living organisms million
years ago. The name given to natural fuel is ___.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 2nd letter of your answer and put in it box # 11)

5. This is a process that occurs when gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat
making the Earth much warmer.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 6th letter of your answer and put in it box # 5)

6. This is a long – term rise in the overall temperature of the Earth’s climate system,
generally attributed to greenhouse effect.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 7th letter of your answer and put in it box # 6)

7. It is a permanent destruction of forest in order to make the land available for other uses,
which consequently add more atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result of large – scale
removal of trees that will absorb this harmful gas.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 5th letter of your answer and put in it box # 8 and 12)

8. It is the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought or
deforestation, and leading to shortage of food supply.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 11th letter of your answer and put in it box # 7)

9. It is the average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.

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(copy the 5th letter of your answer and put in it box # 2)

10. This is a disaster of below – average precipitation, resulting in prolonged shortages in

water supply that could cause reduced crop yield, and potentially loss of harvest and or of
livestock.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
(copy the 2nd letter of your answer and put in it box # 3 and 9)

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You did a great job!