8.7 GCC Lesson 5A - 2021-2022 - Courtney Rose | Library

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Who did you work with on this partner activity?

While watching the video below, you may want to collect evidence (takes notes) in your ISN to be used later on the questions.

Throughout this lesson, you’ve learned about many different ways that humans contribute to greenhouse gas production. One way to understand these contributions is to break down the release of fossil fuels by economic sectors. Industry is one sector that can release greenhouse gases. The industrial sector also produces many different types of useful materials, including cement.

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What is a fossil fuel?

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What substances, when mixed together, make up cement?

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Why is the process of making cement bad for our environment? Click all that apply.

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In Industry, what is the major source contributing to Global Climate Change?

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Which source contributes the most CO2 into our atmosphere?

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What would be the "game changer" for our climate when using cement?

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Check all the reasons why we choose to use limestone vs using alternative materials.

Consider the following claim:
Cement production is a human activity that is a MAJOR factor affecting Earth’s mean surface temperature over the past century.

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List 3 pieces of evidence you would use from the video, notes from your ISN or packet, and/or vocabulary words to prove or disprove the claim. Number each piece of evidence and use complete sentences.

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Using the bar graph above, explain how the global production of cement might have a negative impact on the climate. Feel free to use evidence from the video you first watched as well. Write your answers in complete sentences.