Bulacan State University

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
City of Malolos, Bulacan

The journey to excellence starts here.

Name/s: Anna Mae R. Zablan

CYS: BSA 1A Individual Work
Professor: Ernalin Bastante Date: 05/21/23 Score: 16

STS 101 – SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

Performance Task 4
Climate Change: Causes, Impacts, and Issues

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this performance task is to inform and educate the
audience about the causes, impacts, and issues related to climate change, and to
raise awareness about the urgent need for action to mitigate its effects.

PROCEDURE

1. Watch the video titled, “Causes and Effects of Climate Change | National
Geographic”. You may press and watch the its link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4H1N_yXBiA

QUESTIONS

2. Introduce the topic of climate change and its significance.

A considerable change in temperature over an extended period of time is referred to
as climate change. Natural forces and human activity are both contributing factors to
climate change. It's essential because, if we don't, the earth might risk itself. Like, what
we've been going through. The rising temperature and the frequent occurrence of
unexpected events. It has a significant impact on our life, particularly the future.
Because we can't change anything and make it back if we just ignore such things, we
need to save it while we still have the chance.

3. Provide a brief history of the issue, including the scientific consensus around
climate change and the international efforts to address it.
It is undeniable that humanity's inability to cease the burning of fossil fuels is one of
the factors making our planet unsafe. This is built on more than a century's worth of
scientific data that serves as the foundation of modern society. The 1800s saw more
curiosity than stress in response to studies that suggested human-produced carbon
dioxide (CO2) and other gases could build up in the atmosphere and insulate Earth.
Since the industrial revolution, human activities like the burning of fossil fuels have
increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by more than a third. The atmospheric
carbon dioxide level hasn't been this high (400 parts per million) in thousands of years,
which has caused changes in the climate on Earth. Scientific organisations and
academies at the national and international levels have assessed the state of the
condition of global warming. The results reached by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change are usually supported by these evaluation. Governments have received
recommendations from some scientific organisations regarding particular policies, and
science can help guide an efficient response to climate change. However, since making
policy decisions sometimes involves making value judgments, they are not covered by
the scientific opinion.

4. Explain the primary causes of climate change, including greenhouse gas

emissions, deforestation, and industrial activities.
Deforestation, industrial activities, and greenhouse gas emissions are the main
causes of climate change. Burning fossil fuels is one of the main contributors to climate
change because it releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere,
which can lead to pollution and be harmful to human health by causing asthma. The
second is tree cutting. We are aware of how important trees are to us since they help
clean the air, yet cutting down trees without replacing them could be dangerous for us.
Carbon dioxide is absorbed and stored by trees.When forests are cut down, carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released. Around 10% of global warming is
caused by the destruction and loss of forests. Methane and nitrous oxide are two
greenhouse gases that exacerbate the greenhouse effect and climate change and are
emitted by industrial processes like industry and agriculture.

5. Highlight the role of human activity in contributing to climate change, and

provide scientific evidence and statistics to support your claims.
The concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is currently at nearly 412
parts per million (ppm) and rising. This represents a 47 percent increase since the
beginning of the Industrial Age, when the concentration was near 280 ppm, and an 11
percent increase since 2000, when it was near 370 ppm. While earth's climate has
changed in the past, the tremendous absorption of greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere has caused an alarming rate of planet warming. (The Atmosphere: Getting
a Handle on Carbon Dioxide – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet, 2019)

Our oceans, our weather, our food supply, and our health are all impacted by climate
change. Due to the melting of ice sheets like Greenland and Antarctica, more water
than was previously stored in glaciers causes sea levels to increase and floods coastal
areas. Scientists agree that the changes in climate that we are seeing today are largely
caused by human activity, and it's climate change that drives sea level rise
(https://ocean.si.edu/through-time/ancient-seas/sea-level-rise, 2018) . Warmer
temperatures also cause more extreme weather, which includes longer and more
frequent droughts as well as more violent big storms, floods, and heavy snowfall. Due to
these weather changes, it is harder to grow food, there are fewer places where plants
and animals can live, and the water supply is getting shorter. besides creating fresh
agricultural difficulties. The physical health of humans can be directly impacted by
climate change in addition to providing new agricultural issues. The warmer air in cities
produces a climate that traps pollution and makes it harder to avoid.This is due to the
ozone particles present in smog, which increase rapidly in higher temperatures. High
pollution exposure has been proven to cause lung cancer, heart disease, and asthma.
Humans are responsible for the rapid rate of climate change, but they are also the only
ones capable of stopping it. We may still be able to stop some of the worst effects of
climate change if we try to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources like solar
and wind that don't emit greenhouse gases. (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021).

Criteria Beginning Novice Proficient Exemplary Rating

(1) (2) (3) (4)
Content Piece is lacking Provides basic Provides partially Provides complete and
information and/or information, some of complete, accurate, and relevant information;
information is which may be incorrect relevant information; based firmly on extensive
inaccurate and and/or irrelevant; base on adequate and careful research.
irrelevant. based on minimal research.
research.

Thinking and Demonstrate little Demonstrate some Demonstrate a general Demonstrate in depth
Communication under- understanding of the understanding of the understanding and insight
standing of the topic, but with limited topic. into the issue(s) under
topic analysis and reflection. discussion, through
Ideas are generally careful analysis and
Ideas as not Ideas are not expressed clearly reflection.
expressed clearly expressed clearly and through adequate use of
or supported by examples, reasons, examples, reasons, Ideas are developed and
examples, reasons, details and details, or explanations. expressed fully and
details, and explanations are clearly, using many
explanations. lacking. Examine the issues examples, reasons,
from more than one detail, or explanations.
No interpretation Examines the issue perspective
and analysis of the from a single Examines the issue from
material. perspective. three or more
perspective.

Organization, The written Language is copied The work is written in All ideas are in the
Mechanics, and sections lack from another source. the author’s own words. author’s own well-chosen
Vocabulary organizational words.
devices, such as Organizational There are some
paragraphs, devices, such as problems with Organizational devices,
sections, chapters, paragraphs, sections, organizational devices, such as paragraph
and transitions. chapters, and such as paragraphs, sections, chapters, and
transitions, are flawed sections, chapters, and transitions, have been
Numerous errors in or lacking. traditions. used effectively.
grammar,
punctuation, Numerous errors in There are several errors With minor exceptions,
spelling, and/or
 capitalization. grammar, punctuation, in grammar, grammar, punctuation,
spelling, and/or punctuation, spelling, spelling, and/or
A bibliography or capitalization. and/or capitalization. capitalization are correct.
reference section is
missing. The bibliography or A bibliography or A bibliography or
reference sections reference section reference section
identifies an adequate identifies a variety or
number of primary and primary and secondary
secondary sources. sources.

Illustration Illustrations do not Visuals are unrelated The work is supported The work is well
help the audience or offer little support of by visuals. supported by carefully
understand the the work. illustrated and useful
content and core There is some tables, charts, diagrams,
message(s). Graphics, tables, mislabeling of graphics pictures, and/or a model-
charts, diagrams, or design mistakes (e.g. all properly labeled and
pictures, and/or a picture is confusing captioned.
models are mislabeled because it doesn’t have
or irrelevant. a caption.)

Presentation The piece is not The work is not neat The presentation is The work is well
neat or organized, and includes minor good. The overall presented and includes
and it does not flaws or omissions or appearance is generally all required elements.
include all required required elements. neat, with a few minor The overall appearance
elements. flaws or missing is neat and professional.
elements.
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