Global warming can impact our actions towards climate change.

Hello my name is Andrea and I am a P5 student. I am 10 years old and I have chosen global warming because it’s a very serious issue that we need to stop in order for earth to restore balance with us.

My central idea is: Global warming can impact our actions towards climate change.

My lines of inquiry are:

Causes of global warming. (Function)
Impact of global warming. (Causation)
Action for climate change. (Responsibility)

My transdisciplinary theme is Sharing the planet. The interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.

Key concepts: Responsibility, Causation, Reflection

My focus learner profile attributes were:

Principled: I was principled when I did my work on time.

Inquirer: I was an inquirer when I wanted to know more about this issue of global warming and climate change.

Knowledgeable: I was knowledgeable when I learned, made decisions and had ideas.

My UN SD Goal is 13: Climate Action and 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. Global warming is what is causing climate change and we need to take action to reduce its impact. Affordable and clean energy is what we can use to help this cause.

Approaches to Learning: I used my research skills by trying to find knowledge and figure out a way to spread that knowledge. Change some things that me and my family do for the better.

During my research I found out:

Global warming is the fast increase of temperature on earth caused by humans. This is causing irreversible damage to life on earth. Greenhouse gases contain CO₂, Methane, H₂O and Nitrous Oxide.
Trees take the CO₂ and then they produce fresh oxygen but when we cut or burn the tree down the CO₂ goes back out. With less trees that means less rainfall. Which leads to less crops and plants to grow; making animals die or adapt to the new environment. With the heating health is impacted because there are more mosquito borne diseases and more illness.
Mother nature is trying to fix things and it’s causing natural disasters making destruction to homes also sea levels rising.

The action I am taking and you should too:

1. Plant a tree

2. Recycle

3. Walk or Bike

4. Use less energy

5. Change food habits

By doing these you will unlock more creativity, do good for the environment and have positive energy. This makes me feel good about what I am doing.

Primary sources: I interviewed my teachers who are experts in science and the environment. I also conducted an experiment with 2 fish to see how pollution was impacting them.

Secondary sources: Websites, videos, and books.

Integration with VA: I created this piece of art titled ‘The Mess’. This is what I see the world as, everything we do. There is a lot of pollution and heat in the ocean. Big bodies of water being polluted, overfishing, the extraction of fossil fuels, overpopulation. This represents all the problems that we need to solve. The black line below the hand shows us taking pieces of the Earth.

My website:

https://sites.google.com/misp.org/globalwarmingandclimatechange/home

Here you will find more information about this topic and will learn more things. Please access using an @misp.org account only.

All the citations are available on my website.

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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