This document outlines an entry task and learning activity for students to research and present on various ways that global warming affects the environment. It divides students into groups that will each focus on one of nine effects of climate change: droughts & wildfires, hurricanes, rainstorms, deadly heat waves, allergies & asthma, infectious diseases, ecosystem shift/species die-off, melting glaciers/early ice thaw, and rising sea levels. The groups will read about their assigned effect, then create and present a newscast answering questions about signs, causes, concerns, and potential related problems and impacted areas.

1. Entry Task:
List three ways global warming
affects the environment and
explain how this occurs.

2. Interactive Notebook:
•Title =Effects of Climate Change

3. •Effects of Climate Change GROUPS:
1) Droughts & Wildfires
2) Hurricanes
3) Rainstorms
4) Deadly Heat Waves
5) Allergies & Asthma
6) Infectious Diseases
7) Ecosystem Shift / Species Die-Off
8) Melting Glaciers / Early Ice Thaw
9) Rising Sea Levels

4. Droughts & Wildfires Bahar, Zayaan J, Zayaan V
Hurricanes Majd, Yasmine
Rainstorms Kimaya, Julia
Deadly Heat Waves Samar, Anna
Allergies & Asthma Sarah, Matthew, Salma
Infectious Diseases Dina, Mostafa, Dalia
Ecosystem Shift / Species Die-Off Rafic , Jacob
Melting Glaciers / Early Ice Thaw Marc, Gaia, Ayleen
Rising Sea Levels Rain, Nadeem, Linda

5. Droughts & Wildfires Ahmad, Upasana
Hurricanes Gael, Dalia, Sammy
Rainstorms Munaya, Mary
Deadly Heat Waves Mahmoud, Omar
Allergies & Asthma Malak, Jack
Infectious Diseases Saif, Meraj, Ryan
Ecosystem Shift / Species Die-Off Fatima, Addi, Mohammad
Melting Glaciers / Early Ice Thaw Zain S, Josh, Jordan
Rising Sea Levels Zain G, Kebron, Sophia

6. Droughts & Wildfires Ali A, Majid
Hurricanes Layla, Naod, Matthew
Rainstorms Farida, Rashed
Deadly Heat Waves Basil, Max, Tammy
Allergies & Asthma Noor, Muffy, Jad
Infectious Diseases Ayaan C, Miranda, Raoul
Ecosystem Shift / Species Die-Off Ghazal, Ramzi, Aayan S.
Melting Glaciers / Early Ice Thaw Shamsa, Ali J
Rising Sea Levels Omar, Mariah, Mahmoud

7. Droughts & Wildfires Anoud, Connor, Mohamed
Hurricanes Lea, Malak, Rewa
Rainstorms Ali A, Ayesha
Deadly Heat Waves Tina, Simon, Ana Luisa
Allergies & Asthma Sarisa, Heilla
Infectious Diseases Nate, Omar, Dhwani
Ecosystem Shift / Species Die-Off Farzaan, Rex
Melting Glaciers / Early Ice Thaw Nysa, Maya, Karim
Rising Sea Levels Abraham, Jason, Mariam

8. Learning Task:
•With your group:
• Find ”Effects of Climate Change article on Google
Classroom.”
• Read about the effect of climate change that your group was
assigned.
• Create a newscast to present to the class in which you
answer the following questions:

9. •What are the signs that this issue is occurring?
•How does global warming lead to this happening?
•Why should people be concerned about this issue?
•What other problems could come out of this issue?
•What areas of the world might this be happening in?
Work together to create a newscast on your assigned effect.
They should answer the following questions: (15-20 min)

10. Present to the class!
•Present newscast to the class. (15-20 min.)
•Everyone must take notes in their I.N about
each effect of climate change that is
presented.