Alternative energy supplies

Geography

An introduction to the Anthropocene

Evidence of the Anthropocene

The human impact on ecosystems

The impact of consumption

Plastic pollution

Threats to oceans

Fieldwork: Planning an air pollution enquiry and collecting data

Fieldwork: Presenting air pollution data

Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating air pollution data

Phasing out fossil fuels

Global governance

Our future climate

Sustainability: A new way of living

This unit teaches pupils about how humans have affected our world by looking at environmental issues such as plastic pollution and the impact of fossil fuel use. The unit leads pupils to question whether we are in a new geological epoch.

Anthropocene: What is the impact of humans on the world?

Energy from atoms used to make electricity

Match the keywords with their correct meanings.

It comes from atoms, not ancient organisms

What makes nuclear energy different from fossil fuels?

Why is it wrong to say renewable energy is always expensive?

Current age where humans impact the planet

Making something easier to understand with images

Match the keywords with their correct meaning.

Which of the following is a human cause of climate change?

One reason carbon emissions have increased in recent history is:

Which of the following shows a positive human impact on the planet?

Humans release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when they burn {{}} fuels.

Starter Quiz