Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
BI3 environmental ecology C
Topic
The impact of climate change on ecosystems
Duration
The impact of climate change on ecosystems 75min
Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
The objective of the module is that the student
- know methods for examining and following the state of the environment and for identifying environmental problems
- are able to compare, analyse, and evaluate the impacts of human activity on ecosystems
- know how to present, with justifications, solutions to environmental problems and recognise positive trends in the state of the environment
- are able to evaluate and justify their actions in relation to ecological sustainability
- are able to collect, analyse, interpret, and present ecological research data.
Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
- impacts of humans on biodiversity
- impact of climate change on ecosystems
More detailed description of content if necessary
Key concepts
Carbon sink, greenhouse gas, climate change, growing season, carbon neutrality, carbon footprint, biome, greenhouse effect
Connections within the subject
BI1, BI2
Connections to other subjects (if already known)
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda2030: 14 ja 15 Life below watere and Life on land
Climate/Climate change