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6 Module title: : Introduction to Climate Education Welcome and Introduction to the module Welcome at „Introduction to Climate Education” – Module 1 of the CDP Curriculum in GRETA project! The Module is addressed to primary school teachers and has a total duration of 10 hours. In this module you will learn about the following topics: •Introduction to climate change •The role of education in addressing climate change •The WebQuest resources as a mean to inspire students to take climate action. You will see 6 examples of WebQuests developed by project partners. The Learning Objectives envisaged by this module are: •Raise awareness about main environmental issues affecting the climate •Understand the role of education in addressing climate change •Introduce the WebQuest resources as a mean to inspire students to take climate action Presentation of the learning content and tasks 1.Introduction to climate change The Earth’s climate is changing. Rising temperatures are already driving changes in climate around the globe, including changes in precipitation patterns and the frequency or intensity of extreme events such as storms, floods, droughts, and heat waves. The warmer climate has also led to rising sea levels, changes in snow and ice cover, longer growing seasons, and impacts on infrastructure, public health, and ecosystems. Many of these observed changes are linked to the rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, caused by human activities. What is climate? Climate refers to average weather conditions over many years. Weather, in contrast, refers to a specific event or condition that happens over a period of hours or days. What is climate change? Climate change involves significant changes, over several decades or longer, in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and other aspects of climate. Weather varies naturally from year to year, so one unusually cold or wet year followed by an unusually warm or dry year would n¬ot be considered a sign of climate change. Climate change involves longer-term trends, such as a gradual shift toward warmer, wetter, or drier conditions.

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