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Climate and climate change
Hot, dry and icy climates, the greenhouse effect, and the evidence that the Earth is warming: temperature, carbon dioxide, sea level and ice. Based on NASA, the Met Office and the IPCC. Three ages, each with a text, an experiment, a game, a quiz, a printable worksheet and a teacher sheet.
Ages 6–7Hot places, cold placesSome places on Earth are hot and rainy, some are dry and some are icy. Find out what climate means, how the air keeps the Earth warm, and make a little greenhouse in a jar.Ages 10–11Climate and climate changeClimate zones, the greenhouse effect, where the extra carbon dioxide comes from, and the evidence that the Earth is warming. With a model that shows which melting ice raises the sea level.Ages 15–16Climate change: the evidence and the numbersHow climate is defined, the greenhouse effect and feedbacks, the Keeling curve of carbon dioxide, global temperature and its baselines, sea level and ice loss, and what the IPCC concludes. With a data investigation of the CO₂ record.