Climapse - The Times They Are a-Changin'

Introduction

The lesson begins with a shocking video about tornadoes and their destructive power in Modena, northern Italy. Students see that here in Europe we are directly affected by the increase of extreme weather conditions, that were uncommon in the past.
 

Interactive exercises

This introduction is followed by interactive exercises that raise awareness of different aspects as a consequence of climate change.

This will include extreme weather conditions like heavy floods as well as geographical and biological indications. The exercise shows the melting glaciers in Europe and the effect of earlier blooming due to warming. We tried to use examples all over Europe to show the implication for us all.

You will find all the interactive exercises at the end of this unit.

Taking a perspective from space with NASA

You can end the introductory lesson with one of NASA's interactive elements. At Climate Interactives you find resources like the Climate Time Machine, before-and-after images of Earth, and various quizzes.

Students learn that saving our local environment will save our earth. Global warming is not only a problem for Europe, it affects the whole world. The Students will recognize the effects on a global scale.

More interactive exercises

Authors of Climapse: Johannes Almer (DE), Marco Nicolini (IT), Teresita Gravina (IT)