Title Information:­
Climate Change: Climate Change explains that although the Earth’s climate is always changing, scientific research shows that in the last 100 years the Earth’s average temperature has become warmer. This warming is thought to be affecting our climate.

Content vocabulary:atmosphere, carbon dioxide, carbon footprint, climate, cyclone, deforestation, endangered, energy,  exposure, extinct, fossil fuels, geothermal, glaciers, global warming, greenhouse gas, habitats, ice  caps, industries, polyps, retreating, species, United Nations

Key concepts:
The diverse range of living things have complex and fragile relationships with each other and the environment  Earth’s climate is continually changing  Scientists measure change and predict trends  Global warming is the biggest challenge of this century  Actions can be taken to reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere

Reading Strategies: Asking and answering questions

Related resource:Lesson Plan - Climate Change

Series Information:

WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.

WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.

This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au

Each WorldWise student book is supported by a corresponding Lesson Plan for teachers.

The following additional teacher resources are available:

• Curriculum outcomes
• Writing templates
• Correlation charts which provide title-level information about alignment to curriculum

These additional teacher resources can be downloaded from www.worldwisereading.com.au/teacher-resources