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Two degrees (1 of 2)

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 We are warming up the planet.

If temperatures rise
by more than 2
degrees then we will
face...

...catastrophic
consequences
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 December 2015

Storms cause
devastating floods
in the UK 3

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How are we warming the planet? 4

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 If we do nothing we will reach the two
degrees threshold by...
5
Global average surface temperature increase above

What will save the world from

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getting more than two degrees
hotter?
pre-industrial levels (ºC)

2ºC

1900 1950 2000 2050 2100 5

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 In these lessons you will:
Lesson 1

describe how global warming can impact on

Climate

climate and local weather patterns

Lesson 2
consequences
Examine

 Consider the impacts of carbon emission

actions on the environment, people and money

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Big Idea Working Scientifically
 How are you going
to make a decision?

Lesson 1 Lesson 2
Use scientific evidence Examine consequences
to answer to answer
How will a rise of more than What we should do
two degrees affect us? to stop the rise?

What will save

the world?
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 SS1–3

Make a disaster weath

report
 Look through the effects (SS1)

 Use the weather symbols (SS3)

to create the weather report on the
map (SS2)
 Explain how serious the effects will
be
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Describe life in 2050

• Think of some ways

that your life would
change if we fail to
meet the two degrees
target
• Describe what it is like
to live in the UK in
2050
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 Student sheets

Two degrees
Sheet no. Title Notes

The effects of a more than two

SS1 Reusable, one per group
degrees rise

Consumable, enlarge to A3, one

SS2 Map
per group

Consumable, one per group, print

SS3 Weather symbols
onto card

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 SS1

The effects of a more than two degree rise

Mediterranean region
 Decrease in rainfall all year round
Central and eastern Europe
 Decrease in river flow and risk of drought
 Less rain in summer  More forest fires
 Risk of drought  Heat waves
 More river floods in winter  Riskof desertification (areas turning to desert
 Increased forest fire damage which cannot be used for farming)

North-western Europe Northern Europe Mountain areas

 More rain in the winter  Melting ice and snow leading to  Warmer temperatures
 Increased river flow increased river flow  Melting glaciers and
 Higher risk of flooding  Higher risk of flooding along rivers increased river flow
along rivers  More winter storms  Higher risk of flooding in
 Flooding along the coast due  Warmer summer temperatures the valleys
to polar ice caps melting

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 SS2
Sweden
Norway
Finland

Estonia

Latvia
Russia
Denmark Lithuania
United
Ireland Kingdom
Poland Belarus
Netherlands
Belgium Germany
Czech Rep
Ukraine
Slovakia
Austria
Moldova
France Switzerland Hungary
Croatia
Romania

Serbia
Italy Bulgaria

Portugal
Spain Greece Turkey

Syria
Tunisia
Lebanon

Morocco
Israel Jordan

Student sheets
 SS3

Weather symbols

Student sheets
Get students talking and thinking

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