Understand climate change by participating in this video conference delivered live from the Liberty Science Center, New Jersey USA. Explore the causes and impacts of climate change using Science On a Sphere, the digital globe developed by NOAA to bring Earth’s processes vividly alive. Collaborate to brainstorm creative solutions to address the vital issue of climate change.

Climate change can be defined as a change in the long term average weather.By looking at the long term average weather patterns we are able to track any changes at locations globally. As Scientists, what other evidence do we have that climate change is happening?

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No prior knowledge is required.

In this program students will:

• Explore engaging visual representations of climate change globally.
• Understand how climate change is affecting life on Earth.
• Question why climate change is happening and what makes the greenhouse effect.

In this video conference students will:

• Interact with the expert educational presenters live from Liberty Science Center USA to learn about climate change.

Science: Science as a human endeavour

• Scientific knowledge changes over time, often resulting from collaboration or by building on the work of others, and leads to advances in science (VC2S6H01)

Geography: Geographical knowledge and understanding

• The specific geographical and other characteristics that shape their place, how their place is changing and how change is managed (VC2HG6K03).
• Strategies and responses to manage and improve the liveability and environmental sustainability of Australia’s cities, and to adapt to climate change (VC2HG8K21).

Art: Presenting

• Share their visual arts works with viewers and audiences (VC2AVAFP01)