How can we make our school a Climate Friendly School?
This is our planet, Earth
This is our home!
..and nearly 400,000 types of plants
It’s also home to over 11 million animal species!
It’s a busy place!
Caring for our planet
Talk to a partner. What do you already do to take care of our planet Earth?
Earth in trouble
Using cars
Heating buildings
Making electricity
Factories
polluting air
Using airplanes
Some of the things that people do are harming our planet by polluting the air.
The climate is changing
Our planet is heating up because pollution traps the sun’s heat in the air around the Earth.
Causes of climate change
We know that the more people pollute the air, the more the planet heats up. We need to stop.
Causes of Climate Change
We also need to be more careful in how we use the land on our planet.
Effects of climate change
The changing climate is bad for people and animals.
But we can do some things to help.
Evidence of climate change
Scientists have been collecting evidence of climate change for many years.
Climate change solutions
We can change some of the things we do at school to help the Earth.
Let’s make our school more
climate friendly!
Buildings
It takes a lot of energy to heat up a big building like our school.
How does our school building stay warm?
How can we keep our building warm on cold days?
Food
What did you eat for lunch today?
Where does the food we eat at school come from?
Energy
Some ways of making electricity pollute the air.
What can we do to save energy at school?
Grounds
How do we care for the Earth on our school grounds?
Can we make our school grounds better?
Water
Where does our water come from?
How can we save water at school?
Transport
Does it matter how we travel?
How do we get to school?
Consumption
Consumption is everything we buy, use, and throw away.
What do we recycle?
What goes in the bin in our class?
Becoming a Climate Friendly School
Climate Action Plan
Climate Action Team
School
Climate Audit
Climate ACTION
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What should we do? Where should we start?