plants, animals, or other organisms that are brought into a new environment, usually by humans, where they don't naturally belong

all the living things in an ecosystem or area

a natural environment where the plants and animals interact within it

The human impact on ecosystems

Geography

An introduction to the Anthropocene

Evidence of the Anthropocene

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

Alternative energy supplies

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?

Organisms introduced to an environment where they don’t naturally live

The variety of living things in an ecosystem or area

A natural environment where living things interact with each other

Which of these is a result of deforestation?

Which human activity releases harmful substances into ecosystems?

What effect does climate change have on ecosystems?

How do invasive species affect native ecosystems?

A proposed epoch defined by major human impact on Earth

What does the term "Anthropocene" refer to?

Which Earth system includes oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers?

Which sphere includes all plants, animals, and other living things?

What evidence shows a recent, sharp rise in atmospheric CO₂ levels?

What can be seen from satellites that provides evidence of the Anthropocene?

Which of these is **not** part of the geosphere?

The human impact on ecosystems

Lesson outcome