Lesson 3

What can we do to help Climate Change?

Activity 1 - Pairs




Do you think the things you do affect climate change? 
Let's calculate your carbon emissions and see if you do.
Click on the link below to get going. Good Luck!

Click here to start calculating your emissions

Activity 2 - All Groups


So what do you think we can do to reduce global warming and slow down climate change?
In your groups, write in the class blog your ideas for what we can do to help.

Activity 3 - All Groups
How we travel to school survey


You are going to carry out a survey on how the people in this school travel to school each day.
Each group will be given two classes and they need to find out how many people travel by:

  • car
  • car pool
  • bus
  • walk
  • cycle
When you have collected your information, input it into the following graph.

Group 1 - 5th and 6th class
Click here to start putting your information into the graph

Group 2 - 3rd and 4th class
Click here to start putting in your information into the graph

Group 3 - 1st and 2nd class
Click here to start putting in your information into the graph

Group 4 - Junior and Senior infants
Click here to start putting in your information into the graph

Activity 4 - Whole Class

Now each group should put their information into the following graph and then we will be able 
to see what the picture is like for the whole school.
Click here to put your information into the whole school graph