Directions: Take some time to research climate change.
Identify scientific evidence that supports or refutes climate change.
- Discuss whether you support or do not support climate change as a human-caused event.
- Identify possible causes of climate change that are human related.
- Identify possible cause(s) of climate change that is/are not related to human activity.
- Identify the potential results of climate change.
- Suggest possible ways that humans could reduce the threat of climate change. (You must include this even if you do not agree that climate change is human driven.)
Write a persuasive article that you could post on a blog site or submit for an editorial section of a paper or website. You will want to include information on the three factors listed above. Use what you have learned to convince the audience that climate change is real and must be taken seriously.
Your work must include all references consulted or it will not be accepted.
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Student identifies scientific evidence that supports or refutes climate change. |
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Student discusses whether he/she supports or does not support climate change as a human-caused event. |
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Student identifies possible causes of climate change that are human-related. |
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Student identifies possible cause(s) of climate change that is/are not related to human activity. |
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Student identifies the potential results of climate change. |
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Student makes suggestions of possible ways that humans could reduce
the threat of climate change. |