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Well done to our Key Stage 2 Climate Change Poster competition winners!
They have given us lots of ways in which we can make small changes to look after our planet!
Which ones will you try?
At the moment, world leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26 – an important meeting to discuss climate change.
To coincide with this important meeting, we have 10 copies of the Horrible Geography: Planet in Peril book to give away!
To be in with a chance of winning a copy of this book, all your child has to do is to design a poster encouraging other children / adults to make small changes to protect the planet.
Rules:
We will be looking for the most eye-catching posters, which provide clear information and give other children / adults a few ideas about small changes to protect the planet.
The BBC website also has a number of short videos which explain climate change to children and give some ideas about the small changes that they can make to protect the planet:
Climate Change: What is it and why is everyone talking about it?
How does Food Impact the Environment?
Climate Change and Plastic Pollution
Climate Change: Your Questions Answered
Parent / carer information about COP 26 and Climate Change is available here -> Climate Change Information
At the moment, world leaders are gathering in Glasgow for COP26 – an important meeting to discuss climate change.
What is climate change?
When we talk about climate change, we are talking about global changes in the Earth's average temperature.
The Earth's average temperature moves up and down naturally, but it has been increasing more rapidly than it usually does.
This change is impacting on the planet's environment - which is everything natural around us; rivers, trees, plants, animals... everything!
What is causing it?
Scientists say many of the changes to the Earth's climate are caused by things that humans are doing, including:
What is the impact?
Many people could be forced to leave their homes and their countries, wildlife will be endangered and the amount of land to grow food on will be reduced – making food much more expensive.
Poorer people, areas and countries in particular are likely to be more seriously affected.
What are we doing at Pirton Hill?
As a school, we recognise the need to make changes to protect our planet. We have already:
We are also having an Air Source Heat Pump installed (you might have seen the big, white box appear in the staff car park this week). This will take warmth from the air and warm the school – a bit like a fridge in reverse – reducing our reliance on gas heating.
We will also be looking at ways in which we can reduce our use of plastic in school over the next few months.
What could you do?
There are lots of things you can do to help save the planet… Could you try: