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Carbon capture (non-statutory)

Climate change and sustainability (non-statutory)

Unit Summary

This unit examines our climate and the factors affecting it. Emphasis is on using data, taking precise measurements, recording data, and presenting findings.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe how scientists and engineers are creating new ways to store carbon dioxide underground.

Key Notes

  • Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere reduces greenhouse gases.
  • Scientists and engineers are creating new ways to store carbon dioxide underground.
  • Compressing (squeezing) carbon dioxide gas turns it into a liquid and take up less space for storage.
  • Scientists and engineers are creating ways to store carbon dioxide under the North Sea.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide gas is one of the gases in our atmosphere.
  • atmosphere: The atmosphere is the air that surrounds planet Earth.
  • gas: A gas is a substance that is not a solid or a liquid. Gases have no fixed shape and are often invisible.
  • capture: To capture something is to take it and hold it.
  • liquid: A liquid can flow, has a fixed volume and takes the shape of the bottom of its container.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Eco-anxiety can be caused by news coverage of rising greenhouse gases and global temperatures, and pupils may feel like little is being done to prevent this.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere reduces greenhouse gases. Scientists and engineers are creating new ways to store carbon dioxide underground.

2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'carbon dioxide'

Carbon dioxide gas is one of the gases in our atmosphere. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.

3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.

Mistake: Eco-anxiety can be caused by news coverage of rising greenhouse gases and global temperatures, and pupils may feel like little is being done to prevent this. Correction: Use the slides to look at the many ways that scientists and engineers are working to create new technologies to capture, remove and reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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