Powerpoint basic data

Just have a look at some basic information about climate change

Climate Change Questionnaire

http://tiki.oneworld.net/global_warming/quiz/climate-quiz.htm

GAME

Play the game

100 ways to save the planet

100 Ways To Save The Planet - For more funny videos, click here

E-Cube

Invented by British engineers, the £25 gadget significantly reduces the amount of energy used by fridges and freezers, which are estimated to consume about a fifth of all domestic electricity in the UK. If one was fitted to each of the 87 million refrigeration units in Britain, carbon dioxide emissions would fall by more than 2 million tonnes a year.

Trials are under way with supermarkets, breweries and hotels. One of the largest, the Riverbank Park Plaza hotel in London, fitted the device to each of the hotel's 140 major fridges and freezers. David Bell, chief engineer, says energy use decreased by about 30% on average - enough to slash the hotel's annual electricity bill by £17,000.

Because air heats up much more quickly than yoghurt, milk or whatever else is stored inside, this makes the fridge work harder than necessary. With the cube fitted, the fridge responds only to the temperature of the food, which means it clicks on and off less often as the door is open and closed.

Water butt

If you live in an area of the country that endures regular hosepipe bans during the summer, you may struggle to keep your garden watered during the dry months. Almost 100,000 litres of rainwater falls on our roofs each year so by collecting it in a water butt, you have a ready source of water that can help keep your garden looking lush and green. Tesco stocks a range of plastic water butts in various styles and sizes depending on your taste and budget.

TASCA 3 :Take Action :LIttle Things you can do

Task:

Make a 25 question survey for the students of our school using the following template

http://survey_resource.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/template/

Use a Matrix type of questions( 10+10+5)
Export the qestions to a word document and upload it on
water-agua1011.wikispaces.com


TA Toilets which don't use water and don't damage the environment. You reduce the sewerage system and the maintainance costs. You save water

http://www.climatecrisis.net/take_action/reduce_your_impact_at_home.php

http://www.climatecrisis.net/files/pdf1/AIT-TwelveThingsToDo2.pdf


http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/kids/pdfs/EnergyActionList.pdf

http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/take-action/action-items/

http://www.carboncontrol.org.uk/carbonator/default.aspa

Calculates your carbon emmissions

t's not just policies and industries that need to be more
climate-friendly, each individual has an impact on his or
her environment. Choices that we make in our day-to-day
lives can affect the climate.

	The impacts on our water are significant and with regards to flooding, it is vital we start thinking about it immediately. For detailed information, see our articles below. Sea levels As temperatures rise, the sea will absorb heat from the atmosphere, causing it to expand and therefore creating sea level rises. For more detail read the full article. Glaciers If the entire Western Antarctic ice sheet melts, the water produced will raise sea levels by about 3.2 metres. For more detail read the full article. Flooding Major floods that have only happened before say, every 100 years on average, may now begin to occur every 10 or 20 years. The flood season may become longer and there will be flooding in places where there has never been any before. For more detail read the full article. Gulf stream Some climate models indicate that the Gulf Stream could slow by 20-25% by 2100. For more detail read the full article.

Task 4: Have a look!! REVISARRRRRRRRRR

Have a look at the powerpoint ( divshare:http://www.divshare.com/download/15777403-fae )
in English, and answer the questions on the word document using a complete sentence. Print the questions on paper and answer them.
Vocabulary list vocabulary :
Questions word document
Questions web page
Solutions to the questions

Down to-earth guide powerpoint

View more presentations from anamariagarciamunoz

Global warming Consequences

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/scientists/clues.html

Find the consequences with a magnifying glass

Task: click on each of the consequences and write a 100 word summary in water-agua2011.wikispaces.com
User: Ana Maria Garcia MUñoz
Password: Lunayunai

This is what Global Warming looks like from NRDC Broadcast Videos on Vimeo.

And watch this animation and speak about what you see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXntPfWi8H0&feature=related



Global warming video

RADIO"2036 Canvi climatic Catalunya. Estem a l'Any 2036 Radio

Make a summary about what is going to happen

Where: On a piece of paper and on the water-agua2011.wikispaces.com after correction

KYOTO PROTOCOL

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty proposing targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions emissions, which are generally believed to aggravate global warming. It was negotiated in Kyoto Japan

The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding agreement under which industrialized countries will reduce their collective emissions of greenhouse gases by 5.2% compared to the year 1990 (but note that, compared to the emissions levels that would be expected by 2010 without the Protocol, this target represents a 29% cut.) The goal is to lower overall emissions from six greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, HFCs, and PFCs.

Signatories to the Kyoto Protocol are split into two groups:

Annex I countries (industrialised countries) and

Annex II countries (developing countries).

Annex I countries agree to reduce their emissions (particularly carbon dioxide) to levels below their 1990 emissions levels.

: The USA although a signatory to the protocol, has neither ratified nor withdrawn from the protocol

Annex II countries have no immediate restrictions under the protocol.

President George Bush, indicated that he does not intend to submit the treaty for ratification, not because he doesn't support the general idea, but because he is not happy with the details of the treaty. For example, he does not support the split between Annex I and Annex II countries. Bush said of the treaty:

"The world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases is China Yet, China was entirely exempted from the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol.

Climatechange

Make an expedition
Click on the cloud to see the english subtitles
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

WATER-AGUA

Title of the Project

Water and Climatechange: Are troubles everywhere the same?

Aviat treballarem a la Wiki amb els nostres col.leges Holandesos les conseqüències del canvi climàtic i especialment el tema de l 'aigua. La proposta de recerca és: Cóm afectarà la pujada del nivell de l'aigua a Holanda per un costat i la manca d'aigua per un altre costat a Catalunya?

Tasca 1: Effects of climatechange in Catalonia and Holland.

Busqueu a Internet informació sobre aquest tema i pujeu-la.(A DOCUMENTS trobareu alguns articles o links, però n'heu de buscar més) També es poden incloure links de videos que tractin el tema i peguntar als vostres professors de Ciències. Si busqueu fonts en Anglès , cal extreure les frases que enteneu, clares i concises. En cap cas es poden copiar parrafs sencers i recordeu que els traductors NO tradueixen bé)

Upload the information at water-agua2011.wikispaces.com

A Holanda diuen...

Is water a friend for your country/region o is water becoming more and more an enemy in the future?? There are many investigitions and reports about which the effects of climate change in the Netherlands will be in the 21th century. Some of the major effects will be

- Sealevel will rise 60-100cm this century

- We will receive more precipitation every year. But the danger will be the fact that this precipitation will fall in a more intensive way: We will have to deal with periods of less rain and periods with much rain. -The Netherlands will receive more water by the rivers from neighbouring countries. Piekflows from the river Rhine and Maas will cause a lot of threats of flooding.

TASK 2The beauty of the world

Tasca 2
Watch the pictures and make a comment

Labellezaazul (2)

They should be creative, orginal, enriching andunderstandable.

Include opinions, ideas etc

Labellezaazul (2)

Where: On the blog in Comments. Sign your comments

Efficient workplaces

Word Document
Videoclip

1 TASCA 1:Climate Change crossword

Do the crossword

5 ways to save the planet

5 ways to save the planet

EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON

BritishCouncil activities

http://3cursa.wikispaces.com/7+Unit+7+Environment

Greenpeace Videoclip

Sever Suzuki Speaking at the United Nations 1992

Make a powerpoint illustrating her speech

Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been active in environmental and social justice work since kindergarten. At age 9, after witnessing burning in the Brazilian Amazon on a trip with her family, she started the Environmental Children’s Organization with her grade 5 friends. ECO was committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues. Eventually they were successful in raising enough money to appear at 1992’s Rio Earth Summit, when 12-year-old Severn delivered a powerful speech at a plenary session that gained worldwide attention. For this, she received the UN Environment Program’s Global 500 Award in 1993. Since then, Severn has spoken worldwide on social and ecological issues, on climate change, and intergenerational injustice

TEXT AND VOCABULARY

SPOTLIGHT RADIO AUDIOS CLIMATECHANGE

Holland's rising waters
Holland's rising waters Word Document +vocabulary
Polar Bears
Climate Refugees

Decomposition of material

We live in the age of plastic. It's cheap and practical, and it's everywhere - even in our blood. But is it a danger to us? The plastic industry annually generates hundreds of billions of dollars. Every industrial sector in the world today is dependent on plastic. The amount of plastic we have produced since it was invented would be enough to cover the entire globe six times over.
But this inexpensive and convenient substance comes with a high price. Plastic stays in the ground and water system for up to 500 years. It is found on every beach in the world. Numerous studies have proven that the chemicals it releases (such as Bisphenol A) migrate into the human body and may contribute to or cause grave health problems, from allergies to obesity to infertility, cancer and heart disease.



How long does it take for litter or trash to biodegrade??????????

Life Span of Litter
Aluminum Can
Batteries
Cardboard Box
Cigarette Butt
Cotton Rag-
Disposable Diapers-
Glass Bottle
Leather-
Lumber-
Monofilament Fishing Line
Milk Cartons (plastic coated)
Nylon Fabric
Orange Peel-
Paper-
Plastic Film Container-
Painted Wooden Stake-
Plastic 6 pack cover
Plastic Bag- u
Plastic Coated Paper
Plastic Soda Bottles
Rope-
Rubber Boot sole
Sanitary Pads=
Tin Cans-
Tin Foil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wool Clothing-

Bulbs

Bulbs

Plastic bags

Errors subtitles

answer: not anwer
within: not withing
answer not anwer
worldwide: not wordlwide
pieces: not peaces
yob: not wob

Kumi Now more than ever

Water and Millenium

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P08_en.html

Water Tradition Innovationhttp://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P07_en.html

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P07_en.html

Water Price

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P06_en.html

Water and Hazards

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P05_en.html

Water and climatechange

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P04_en.html

Water and energy

http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P03_en.html

Water and Uses

Activitieshttp://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P02_en.html

Poster: http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P02_en.html

Water: Women and water UNESCO

Poster http://www.postersaigua.cat/en/doc/poster2_1.pdf
Activities: http://www.postersaigua.cat/DOC/P01_en.html

Global warming

Water and Meat,fresh water quiz

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-101-quiz/
Fresh water quizz

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/freshwater-101-interactive/


http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/drinking-water-and-sanitation-quiz/
Quizz water and sanitaiton quizz


Global Warming quizz
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-global-warming/

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

how

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/actions/index.html

how

Energy Resources Hydroelectric Power

Hydropower is a clean, renewable and reliable energy source which converts kinetic energy from falling water into electricity, without consuming more water than is produced by nature.
Quite simply the oldest method by which renewable energy has been harnessed by the human race.

The first water wheels were used well over 2000 years ago, and the technology has since been refined to become very efficient in the production of electricity.

Do the quizz

Energy Resources Wind Power

Wind & the Environment
	In the 1970s, oil shortages pushed the development of alternative energy sources. Wind is a clean fuel; wind farms produce no air or water pollution because no fuel is burned.
The most serious environment disadvantage to wind machines may be their negative effect on wild bird populations and the visual impact on the landscape.

Do the quizz

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/newenergy.html

Enery Resources: >Biomass

Biomass is organic material which has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. Biomass fuels include wood, straw, manure, sugarcane and products from agriculture. It is a renewable energy srouce because the energy it contains comes from the sun.

Types of biomass

There are 2 possibilities

1) Growing plants specifically for energy use.

Energy crops or power crops are grown on farms in large quantities. Trees, grasees and other crops such as corn are used for energy. Since crops must be replanted every year, they need a lot of fertilizers, water, pesticides.... Corn provedes most fo the liquid fuel from biomass in the USA

Plants such as soybeans and sunflowers produce oil, which can be used to make fuels.

The Biofuels policies pursued by rich countries are pushing millions of people in the developing world into poverty and increasing carbon emission, thereby negating the climate change mitigation program says an Oxfam study.

Quoting world bank estimates, the studies say the price of food has increased by 83% in the last three years, which is disastrous for the world’s poor people. The lives of about 290 million people are immediately threatened because of food crisis and about 100 million people have already fallen into poverty as a result.

About 30 million people across the world have been dragged into poverty in the last three year.

Today’s Biofuels are not solving the climate or fuel crisis but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation

Do the quizz

Do quizz 2

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/biomass.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTrLlKoHhCM&feature=related

Enery Resources: Wave power

Waves are caused by the wind blowing over the surface of the ocean. There is tremendous energy in the ocean waves. The total power of waves breaking around the world is estimated at 2-3 million megawatts. One way to catch wave energy is to focus the waves into a narrow channel, increasing their power and size and then used directly to spin turbines. There are no big commercial wave energy plants, but there are a few small ones.

Do the quizz

Energy Rsources Solar Power

Where does solar come from? The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Solar energy is the solar radiation that reaches the earth. Solar energy can be converted directly or indirectly into other forms of energy, such as heat and electricity. The major problems (1) It is intermittent and variable. (2) the large area required to collect .
Solar energy is used for heating water for domestic use, space heating of buildings, drying agricultural products, and generating electrical energy.

Photovoltaic systems produce clean, reliable electricity

without consuming any fossil fuels.

In the 1830s, the British astronomer John Herschel used a solar collector box to cook food during an expedition to Africa. Now, people are trying to use the sun's energy for lots of things.

Do the Quizz

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/newenergy.html

Energy Resources: Tidal Power

Tidal turbines are a new technology that can be

used in many tidal areas. They are basically wind

turbines that can be located anywhere there is a

strong tide.

Do the quizz

http://www.kids.esdb.bg/newenergy.html

Energy Sources Fossil Fuel

Where does Natural Gas come from?

Millions of years ago, the remains of plants and animals decayed and built up in thick layers. This decayed matter from plants and animals is called organic material -- it was once alive. Over time, the mud and soil changed to rock, covered the organic material and trapped it beneath the rock. Pressure and heat changed some of this organic material into coal, some into oil (petroleum), and some into natural gas -- tiny bubbles of odorless gas. The main ingredient in natural gas is methane,

Oil was formed from the remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago in a marine (water) environment before the dinosaurs. Over the years, the remains were covered by layers of mud. Heat and pressure from these layers helped the remains turn into what we today call crude oil. The word "petroleum" means "rock oil" or "oil from the earth."

The world's top five crude oil-producing countries are: • Saudi Arabia • Russia • United States • Iran • China http://www.kids.esdb.bg/naturalgas.html

Do the quizz