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Climate Change Impact on Island Nations

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12 questions


We are going to look at the impact climate change has on island nations. Groups of islands (archipelagos) around the world are facing the biggest threat due to climate change and it's important that we highlight the voices of the most vulnerable.

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a United Nations representative of an archipelago and read a transcript of your speech to the UN.



It's hard to read about the climate crisis and understand the severity of it. Let's watch first to understand:


PART 1: Take on the role of UN Representative by reading about your islands. Summarize your learning below:

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What is your name, who are you, and what island(s) do you represent?

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What do you want others to know about your island and where you're from?

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What’s happening on your island(s) and how you are fighting?



PART 2: Conferences with other representatives.

Conference 1
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CONFERENCE 1: Who are they and where are they from?

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CONFERENCE 1: What do you have in common with their experience? What is different about your experiences?

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CONFERENCE 1: How can you help each other win your demands with the UN?

Conference 2
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CONFERENCE 2: Who are they and where are they from?

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CONFERENCE 2: What do you have in common with their experience? What is different about your experiences?

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CONFERENCE 2: How can you help each other win your demands with the UN?




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The term climate refugee was used several times in these transcripts. What does this term mean and why/how is this happening?

A climate refugee is...
The term climate refugee refers to...
We will see climate refugees because...

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Based on what you've learned in this unit and what you read in the UN transcripts, how do you think the world should tackle climate change? Should this be a global effort or should every country tackle it their own way?

Questions to get you thinking: Who is most impacted? Who has the resources to make big changes?

Based on my understanding of climate change, I believe...
I think climate change is...
In order to tackle the issue of climate change...
To prevent climate change from worsening, I think...

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In your opinion, is the issue of climate change a political one, a science problem, or a humanitarian crisis? Explain.

I believe climate change is...
Based on ___, I think climate change is...
From my understanding of climate change, I believe...

This is because...
I know this because...

Due to ___, we can expect...
Evidence for this includes...


It was a pleasure to have each of you in my class this year! No one could have predicted the year would be like this, but please know that I am so proud of all the work you've done!

I appreciate your patience and your hard work, but mostly I appreciate YOU! I feel lucky to have been your teacher this year. Please visit next year and keep up the hard work for quarter 3 & 4!

- Ms. Garcia 😄