Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Climate Change
Did You Know?
Climate change is warming the oceans, making them too hot for coral reefs to survive. Corals rely on tiny algae living inside them for food and colour, but when water gets too warm, the algae leave. This causes the coral to turn white, a process called bleaching. Without the algae, corals become weak and may die, harming the animals that depend on them for shelter and food.
Word Challenge
Compile a list of verbs that end in ‘-ing’ that relate to global warming in some way.
Example:
bleaching, warming, harming, …
Grammar Challenge
Write a descriptive sentence that follows on from the sentence below.
Beyond the octopus’s cave, the coral graveyard was pale and lifeless.
Number Challenge
- There are 798 known species of coral worldwide.
Make (or get close to) a target number of 798 by using some or all of the following numbers:
40 20 50 9 7 3 2
Note: You can add, subtract, divide or multiply numbers.
Critical Thinking
If you could change one thing to help the planet, what would it be and why?