16. the future of wa

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See link below for lesson planhttp://www.thehotrock.org.au/hotrockcatalogue/society--environment/year-8/global-warming,-global-warning.aspx

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You have just received a letter from the year 2070

Stranger still its from you.

How did it get here from you in the future....

Hmmmm...

I think it might have had something to do with this.....

In we get then and lets go and visit our future selves.

2070

What’s out there?

2009

Here it is with our letters....

Now we can find out

But first.....What’s the climate predicted to be like in 2070?

Temperature Change Rainfall Change

Source: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/futureclimate.php

Your task?

Write a letter to yourself from 2070.• Describe how your life has been affected and

impacted by climate change. • This will include both positive and negative

impacts.• Use your imagination. It is 2070, think how

much technologies, jobs, houses etc have changed in the last 60 years.

Your letter must include paragraphs on:

• Weather and climate• Home • Food• Transport• Jobs and the economy• Health • International events• Environmental issues

• Brainstorm ideas first (using spider diagrams) before you write the letter.

• Take into account the predicted climate that we looked and describe this to start with then consider its effect on the other areas.