As a High School or introductory Undergraduate teacher, you can use this lesson plan to introduce climate change and its impacts in Trinidad and Tobago.
This lesson plan provides an introduction to climate change, causes and impacts of climate change globally, climate change risk profile for Trinidad and Tobago that includes climate impacts on major sectors of the country such as agriculture, water resources, human health, ecosystems, energy, infrastructure, and disasters.
Thus, the use of this lesson plan allows you to teach Climate Science and Climate Change in your classrooms.
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The tools in this lesson plan will enable students to:
(Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to yourpreferences and requirements.)
Reading (15 min) and Video (5-15 min)
This reading titled, “The Causes of Climate Change” from the NASA Global Climate Change website, provides introductory information on climate change and global warming. It contains information on the scientific evidence of climate change, its causes and impacts.
Optional: This set of 7 short video micro-lectures (2-5 minutes in length)have been developed by the National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This can be used to provide additional information on climate change.
They include:
Reading 1 (World Bank)
Use this interactive website by the Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank to have your students understand the impacts of Climate Change in Trinidad and Tobago. This resource includes the following:
Each section contains relevant climate change information including data, projections, and visualizations. The data is visualized through interactive graphs and users can select different indices, model projections, timescales, and sectors to better understand the impacts of climate change in Trinidad and Tobago.
Reading 2 (USAID)
You may wish to have your students explore climate change and its risks in Trinidad and Tobago in more detail through a resource from climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID.
This factsheet on climate risks in Trinidad and Tobago includes information on:
Classroom/Laboratory Activity(15 min)
You may wish to conduct an optional activity to further engage your students in understanding climate change in your country. You may ask your students to refer to the Climate Stories section. TROP ICSU can help your students search for climate stories from your region in the following categories:
You may carry out a student-led group discussion on climate impacts in your country and potential solutions to the climate crisis.
Use this Lesson Plan to help the students to understand and find answers to:
| 1 | Reading | Eastern & Southern Caribbean Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet: This fact sheet by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, provides information on 2011 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean Region. |
| 2 | Reading | Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Trinidad and Tobago: This report provided by UNFCCC is a submission of commitment towards mitigating Climate Change by Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 3 | Reading | Rapid Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment- Eastern & Southern Caribbean Region: This technical assessment report by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, reviews the application of a rapid climate change vulnerability assessment in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean Region. |
| 4 | Reading | Trinidad and Tobago Resilience Profile: This factsheet by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, is a climate resilience profile for Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 1 | Reading “The Causes of Climate Change” | by the NASA Global Climate Change website |
| 2 | A set of videos; “Climate Change: Lines of Evidence” | Presented by National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 3 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Trinidad and Tobago” | By Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank |
| 4 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Trinidad and Tobago” | By Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners, USAID |
| 5 | Additional Resources | Eastern & Southern Caribbean Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Trinidad and Tobago Rapid Climate Change Vulnerability AssessmentEastern & Southern Caribbean Region |
(Here is a step-by-step guide to using this lesson plan in the classroom/laboratory. We have suggested these steps as a possible plan of action. You may customize the lesson plan according to your preferences and requirements.)
Reading (15 min) and Video (5-15 min)
This reading titled, “The Causes of Climate Change” from the NASA Global Climate Change website, provides introductory information on climate change and global warming. It contains information on the scientific evidence of climate change, its causes and impacts.
Optional: This set of 7 short video micro-lectures (2-5 minutes in length)have been developed by the National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This can be used to provide additional information on climate change.
They include:
Reading 1 (World Bank)
Use this interactive website by the Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank to have your students understand the impacts of Climate Change in Trinidad and Tobago. . This resource includes the following:
Each section contains relevant climate change information including data, projections, and visualizations. The data is visualized through interactive graphs and users can select different indices, model projections, timescales, and sectors to better understand the impacts of climate change in Trinidad and Tobago.
Reading 2 (USAID)
You may wish to have your students explore climate change and its risks in Further understanding on impacts of Climate Change on key sectors in Trinidad and Tobago . in more detail through a resource from climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID.
This factsheet on climate risks in Further understanding on impacts of Climate Change on key sectors in Trinidad and Tobago includes information on:
Classroom/Laboratory Activity(15 min)
You may wish to conduct an optional activity to further engage your students in understanding climate change in your country. You may ask your students to refer to the Climate Stories section. TROP ICSU can help your students search for climate stories from your region in the following categories:
You may carry out a student-led group discussion on climate impacts in your country and potential solutions to the climate crisis.
Use this Lesson Plan to help the students to understand and find answers to:
| 1 | Reading | Eastern & Southern Caribbean Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet: This fact sheet by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, provides information on 2011 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean Region. |
| 2 | Reading | Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Trinidad and Tobago: This report provided by UNFCCC is a submission of commitment towards mitigating Climate Change by Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 3 | Reading | Rapid Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment- Eastern & Southern Caribbean Region: This technical assessment report by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, reviews the application of a rapid climate change vulnerability assessment in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean Region. |
| 4 | Reading | Trinidad and Tobago Resilience Profile: This factsheet by Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners of the USAID, is a climate resilience profile for Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 1 | Reading “The Causes of Climate Change” | by the NASA Global Climate Change website |
| 2 | A set of videos; “Climate Change: Lines of Evidence” | Presented by National Research Council, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 3 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Trinidad and Tobago” | By Climate Change Knowledge Portal of the World Bank |
| 4 | Reading “Climate Change Risk Profile for Trinidad and Tobago” | By Climatelinks: A Global Knowledge Portal for Climate and Development Practitioners, USAID |
| 5 | Additional Resources | Eastern & Southern Caribbean Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fact Sheet Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, Trinidad and TobagoRapid Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Eastern & Southern Caribbean Region |
