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Learning about climate change is important because it is a critical global issue that affects the environment, economies, and societies around the world. Understanding the causes and consequences of climate change enables individuals and communities to make informed decisions about energy use, conservation, and sustainable practices. Climate change also highlights the impact on weather patterns, sea levels, and biodiversity, which can influence agriculture, health, and infrastructure. By educating ourselves about climate change, we can contribute to mitigation efforts, support policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the changes already occurring, ultimately working towards a more sustainable and resilient future. With this in mind, let’s engage with this excellent learning resource!

This climate change article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about climate change. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this climate change article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

For many educational standards, a base level of content knowledge is needed around the relevant topics, this climate change article covers that foundational knowledge for the NGSS: HS-ESS2-2 | HS-ESS2-4

THIS CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLE:

• 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
• 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
• 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
• 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers
• 2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

WANT MORE AMAZING ARTICLES LIKE THIS CLIMATE CHANGE ARTICLE? MANY ARE AVAILABLE!

I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).