Workshop 1

• Mens & Natuur
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

16 november

The story about Kiribati

Systeem

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Vragen invoegen in filmpje?

Clock or cloud?

Polio in East-Africa

Many homless on the streets in Utrecht

collabsed houses by an earthquake

Many people end up in prison in the USA

Inability to work with excel

Bespreek klassikaal of in groepjes: wat is een oplosbaar probleem? En welk probleem is complex en (redelijk) onvoorspelbaar?

Klok:

Polio – medicatie inzetten

Onvermogen om Excel te gebruiken – vaardigheid aanleren

Huizen die ingestort zijn – repareren

Wolk

Daklozen – maatschappelijk probleem (politiek en wetgeving)

Vluchtlingencrisis – globaal maatschappelijk probleem

Gevangenis – maatschappelijk probleem

Klokproblemen zijn niet per se gemakkelijke problemen! Ze kunnen moeilijk zijn en vereisen nog steeds hard nadenken!

This slide is not necessarily about learning the human system, ecological system, etc. But about understanding the complexity. - Ask the students if they can reflect on the interactions within this system.

- Ask they if they see a link with the butterfly effect - what if one thing is changed? How will it effect one or multiple systems? 

What do you know about Climate Change?

Show the students where the industrial revolution happened. Do they understand this causation with CO2 emissions and the use of coal? 

www.gapminder.org

Goal: to increase understanding of the share of rich countries in the carbon footprint.

Part 1:

1. Go to https://www.gapminder.org/tools/. Here you see a ‘bubblechart’
2. What is written on the X-as (Horizontal)? What does it mean?
3. On the Y-as (vertical) you see life expectancy. Klick on the triangle (menu) and select CO2 emmission per person.
4. Click on the PLAY button at the bottom left. What changes over the years? What does this mean?

Part 2:

1. Which countries or continents have changed the most last years?
2. What do you see happening per continent? Are there countries that stand out?
   

Together:

What can we conclude? Why?

Assignment (10 minutes):

Example: pink is Asia. Major country: China.

Go to https://www.gapminder.org/tools/. In front of you you see a "bubble chart", or a graph with bubbles.

What's on the X-Axis (horizontal)? What does that mean?

You see 'life expectancy' on the left side of the Y-axis. Click on the triangle (menu) and select: CO2 emissions.

Click on the "PLAY" button at the bottom left. How many years will pass?

Look up the dot China and the US. Are these rich or poor countries? Which countries do you see more?

What do you notice?

How come you think that is?

What is the effect of climate change in the Netherlands?

Towards rain seasons?

         Hotter and dryer summers - more drought 

         More wet and more soft winters  - extreme precipitation

          Precipitation will be less regular

Summers

•      evaporation caused by higher temperatures

• Drought ☞ poor water absorbation  in the soil 

• Faster water drainage during rain showers ☞ drop in groundwater table

Winters

•        Precipitation 

• Extra water from the mountains due to melting ice and snow (e.g. the Alpes)

• Both must be drained by our rivers

Verstening

Flooding in the city

Current and future problems

Natural solutions

Increased change in heavy rainfall

Floods

Setteling of our soil

Overusage of our sewers

Green roofs / garens and facades

Less concrete

More plants

Water storage arieas

Ask the children what this means for them. How will their world look like when they are finished with school? 

Innovation

What does it mean?

 Seabin (trashbin in the harbor)

Bamboo single use plates

3D printed from plastic waste 

Do you know any innovations from the last 5 years?

Students will probably mention different examples. If some are not real innovations, make a list of:

- which innovations are really renewing 

- which are improving a product 

Ask them if they see the difference. 

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Now you have seen something about climate change

On which topic would you like to work next (three) workshops? 

For next class

• Choose a climate challenge that you would like to explore further 

For inspiration:

• Newspapers, social media and other websites
• A topic from one of your other school subjects