Lesson 16
Climate Change, Air Quality and Health
According to the World Health Organization, climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. Burning fossil fuels, the primary source of climate-warming emissions, is also causing regional and global air pollution: our greatest environmental risk to health.
In this lesson you will learn:
1) Connections between fossil fuels, air pollution, climate change and human health.
2) How taking action on climate change can protect human health.
3) Co-benefits of reducing carbon footprint.
Time Requirement
This lesson should take between 45 minutes and 1 hour.
Science Standards covered in this lesson (click to show)
• Geography: The Uses of Geography
• Science Content: F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
• U.S. History: Era 10 – Contemporary U.S.
AP Environmental Science Topics:
• Environmental problems have a cultural and social context
• Human survival depends on developing practices that will achieve sustainable systems
AP Human Geography Topics
• Characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places
Wisconsin Common Core Standards:
• Science H – Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
