Climate Change Worksheet: Word Problems
Worksheets
20 minutesGrades6, 7Mathematics
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Written by Ben Charles
About this activity
In this collection of worksheets, students will practice key math skills such as scale, area, and percentages. Students will explore these concepts through the lens of climate change.
Everything you need to teach it
- Climate Change Worksheet: Word ProblemsView Activity
Teaching tips
- These worksheets can be printed and assigned to students with minimal prep time.
- Teachers can also adjust the problems to be more locally relevant.
- For slide 3, students can draw the map of the garden to scale.
- Slide 5 includes a video about electric cars, which teachers may want to play before assigning the problems.
- Slide 6 is New Jersey-specific and includes a video from Rutgers Climate Institute. This video provides a more general explanation of what causes sea level rise. Teachers may want to find a resource or data that is more locally relevant to their class and community.
- This resource can serve as inspiration for teachers to create their own math worksheets that incorporate climate solutions.
- This 6-8 Math Curriculum Planning Guide can provide a deeper look into connecting Math standards and climate change.
From the scientist review
This activity has students solve real-life problems using mathematical operations. We reviewed the climate related resources and mathematical operations applied to solve and provide scientific explanations for real-world climate issues and recommend teachers to utilize this activity in classroom settings.
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About the teacher writer
Ben Charles
Chief of Partnerships and Communication
Ben Charles holds a Master's Degree in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. He has nine years of experience teaching grades 3–7 across multiple subject areas. His expertise includes interdisciplinary instruction designed to support diverse learners and foster meaningful student engagement
