This resource give an introduction to the Anthropocene - the recent time in which humans have become the single most influential species on the planet, ccausing significant global warming and other changes to land, environment, water, organisms and the atmosphere.
The resource is one of a series of PowerPoints, which contain general background information on topics related to climate change and biodiversity loss. These are raw resources that have been designed to be edited and added to and used in a variety of ways, in order to best fit the needs of individual key stages, classes and students.
Key Stages: KS3, KS4, KS5
About this resource
- Resource type: Teacher primer
- Theme: Climate Change and biodiversity
Plants under pressure
What is biodiversity?
Related resources
Teacher primer PowerPoints:
- Helping the planet - an illustrated guide
- What is Climate Change?
- What is Biodiversity?
- What are Invasive Species?
- A UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) scrapbook
Actions for Urban Nature:
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