Lesson Plan 4: Global Warming: Everyone's Problem

Teachers' Note: A class discussion on the issues surrounding global warming should precede a written component. After the discussion (possible areas of discussion are listed below) pupils should decide upon ten things that every person in Britain could do to help combat global warming. For their written component, set them an essay entitled Global Warming: Everyone's Problem.

Burning fossil fuels: transport; heating; industry
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Waste management and methane emissions
Livestock farming and methane emissions
Locally grown food and the issue of food miles
Food packaging and recycling/reusing
Using your vote

Useful Web sites for further information on these issues include:

The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk
The Worldwatch Institute
www.worldwatch.org
The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs
www.defra.gov.uk
The BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
New Scientist
www.newscientist.com
Young People's Trust for the Environment
www.yptenc.org.uk
The Vegan Society
www.vegansociety.com