Activity 2: School Strike for Climate [4 points]
You may have heard people talking about an issue called ‘Climate change’. Climate change refers to an increase in the temperature of our planet. Warmer temperatures can cause natural disasters (floods, storms, droughts, bushfires, hurricanes, etc), rising sea levels, and the extinction (disappearance) of plants and animals.
Many people in New Zealand (and overseas) are worried about climate change, including Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old girl from Sweden. She believes that climate change is not only real, but that it is a “crisis”. She is upset that adults, particularly governments and powerful people, are not taking climate change seriously. In 2018 she began protesting outside the Swedish government buildings every Friday instead of going to school. She inspired the School Strike for Climate protests and, in 2019, spoke to the United Nations about her concerns. Not everyone, however, is convinced that climate change is really happening.
For this activity, we would like you to explore the School Strike for Climate Australia website.
On your blog, list three facts (things) that you learned, and include a photograph of something that you are doing around home to help the environment.
Kia Ora Lukas,
ReplyDeleteThese are some interesting facts about climate change. I really like how you have included images in your DLO that show how pollution affects somewhere. The worrying factor about climate change is how much gas and oil we are all using. More and more people are driving in cars and taking long haul flights on planes. Picking up rubbish is a good way to help clean up our environment. Other ways you could help is by walking or using public transport instead of taking a car is another good way to reduce your carbon footprint. You have some good ideas from this activity that you could include in your letter to Jacinda Ardern.
Blog ya later,
Dani