Climate Vocabulary
Teacher Resources
Driving Question: What vocabulary do we need to talk about climate change?
Talking about a problem as complex as climate change requires a common vocabulary. Explore some of the most common terms and how they’re used so that you can take part in the conversation.
Learning Objectives:
- Define common climate vocabulary terms.
- Understand how climate vocabulary terms are used.
- Understand common misconceptions about climate vocabulary terms.
Vocab Terms:
- adaptation
- carbon cycle
- carbon footprint
- clean energy
- climate
- climate change
- fossil fuel
- global warming
- greenhouse gases
- mitigation
- ozone layer
- sequestration
- weather
Opener: Climate Vocabulary
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of Lesson 2.4 Teaching Guide.
This is literally probably the most fun you’ll have thinking about common use and misuse of words you think you know.
Vocab Games
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 2 of Lesson 2.4 Teaching Guide.
Learn the most important (and misunderstood) terms about climate change: What do they mean and how are they used?
Test Your Knowledge
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 3 of Lesson 2.4 Teaching Guide.
Looking to differentiate, modify or adapt this assignment? Check out our Differentiation Guide.
Test yourself and your classmates to check your understanding of climate vocab.
Closer: Climate Vocabulary
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 4 of Lesson 2.4 Teaching Guide.
Our Openers and Closers Guide will provide more information about these short, but important, activities at the beginning and end of each lesson.
Climate vocab help us _______ (verb) and be more ______ (adjective) as we take action.
Vocab Organizer
To teach this lesson step, refer to page 4 of Lesson 2.4 Teaching Guide.
Keep track of climate vocab definitions and uses so you can return to these terms when you need to.