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    The document discusses achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. It explains key concepts like net zero emissions, fossil fuels, and the greenhouse effect. The document outlines parts for students to watch a video on zero emissions, identify positives and challenges of reaching zero emissions, develop inquiry questions, research the greenhouse effect, and rate consequences of not reducing emissions. Students are to complete tasks that help them understand efforts to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    The document discusses achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. It explains key concepts like net zero emissions, fossil fuels, and the greenhouse effect. The document outlines parts for students to watch a video on zero emissions, identify positives and challenges of reaching zero emissions, develop inquiry questions, research the greenhouse effect, and rate consequences of not reducing emissions. Students are to complete tasks that help them understand efforts to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    The document discusses achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. It explains key concepts like net zero emissions, fossil fuels, and the greenhouse effect. The document outlines parts for students to watch a video on zero emissions, identify positives and challenges of reaching zero emissions, develop inquiry questions, research the greenhouse effect, and rate consequences of not reducing emissions. Students are to complete tasks that help them understand efforts to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    The document discusses achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050. It explains key concepts like net zero emissions, fossil fuels, and the greenhouse effect. The document outlines parts for students to watch a video on zero emissions, identify positives and challenges of reaching zero emissions, develop inquiry questions, research the greenhouse effect, and rate consequences of not reducing emissions. Students are to complete tasks that help them understand efforts to combat climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    Zero Emissions- Complete as many tasks on this document.

    Part A

    Watch this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VUfFFzbfOfI

    Answer the following questions.

    1. What did the Zero Emissions story explain?

    2. What year do many countries want to reach net-zero carbon emissions by?

    3. What are fossil fuels? Give one example.

    4. What is it called when the sun’s heat gets trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere?

    5. What does it mean to be net zero or carbon neutral?

    6. What is a greener alternative to petrol cars?

    7. What gas do trees absorb?

    8. Name one country that has committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

    9. Why has Australia been criticised by other countries about its commitment to becoming carbon
    neutral?

    10. What did you learn watching this story?

    Part B

    What do you THINK about what you saw in the BTN story?

    • What does it mean to have net zero emissions?

    • What are some ways that we can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050?

    • Think of three questions you have about the BTN story.

    • What are the positives and challenges of trying to reach zero emissions?

    Complete the T-chart below.

    Positives Challenges
    Part C

    Research questions for Inquiry.

    Students will start to think like a scientist and develop their own question/s for inquiry, collecting
    and recording information from a wide variety of sources. Students may develop their own question
    for inquiry or select one or more of the questions below.

    • What is carbon offsetting? Find a real life example of a company that is carbon offsetting and
    explain what they have committed to, to reduce their carbon footprint.

    • What is the difference between weather and climate? Use meteorological terms in your
    explanation.

    • What is currently being done to reduce our carbon footprint? Think about how your family,
    school, businesses and the government are trying to reduce their carbon footprint. Give examples.

    • What is the difference between the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and the Geneva
    Convention? How is Australia committing to these agreements?

    • How can a city reach net zero carbon emissions? Design a sustainable community (think about
    transport, renewable energies, being water smart, recycling programs, growing food locally,
    changing habits) to represent your findings.

    • What does climate change look like? Use images to show the impact of climate change in
    Australia. For example, bleaching of coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, dry lightning storms in
    Tasmanian World Heritage Forests or rising sea levels flooding mangroves.

    Part D

    Find out about the Greenhouse Effect and include a diagram.

     What is the greenhouse effect?

    • Why is it called the greenhouse effect?

    • How is the earth a greenhouse? What are the similarities between earth’s atmosphere and a
    greenhouse that you would find in a garden?

    Part E

    Consider a range of consequences for not reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Rate the
    consequences on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is a low impact and 10 is severe impact.

    • Rising temperatures

    • Ice will melt

    • Sea levels will rise

    • Plants and animals at risk

    • How are our natural ecosystems affected by climate change? (e.g., the Great Barrier Reef
    ecosystem)

    • Health will be affected

    • Extreme weather (heat waves, flooding, bushfires, drought)

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