Global Warming Worksheet PDF

About this resource

What's inside this resource

This " Climate Change and Global Warming Activity Packet and Worksheets " is no prep required - so the packet is a great way to teach about climate change, greenhouse gases and global warming, as a supplement to a science lesson, or as printable worksheets for extra work or sub plans.

Many of these activities are differentiated so there are options for kids at all levels between Grades 2 and 5. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more challenged.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Explain what climate change and global warming are and how they are related
Identify human activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
Compare and contrast information from two related informational texts, citing evidence
Describe at least one action an individual can take to reduce their impact on climate change

Teaching tips

Teach the two opening passages before any of the vocabulary games, since the games assume familiarity with terms like drought and greenhouse gases
Use the two freezer demonstrations as a hands-on hook, since they require materials to be frozen a day in advance
Pair the Greta Thunberg biography with the letter-writing activity to connect the vocabulary to a real-world example of student advocacy
Save the persuasive poster and KWL grid as informal formative checks on what students retained from the unit

Skills covered

Informational text comprehension — students answer reading-response questions and quote evidence from two short climate-science passages.
Text comparison — students compare and contrast the climate change and global warming passages in a paired-text activity.
Science vocabulary application — students use terms like drought, greenhouse gases, and deforestation across a word search, scramble, matching, and fill-in-the-blank activity.
Persuasive writing — students write a letter to a Congressperson and design a poster arguing for climate action.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the paired-text activity connect the two opening passages?

Students compare "What is Climate Change?" and "What is Global Warming?" directly, quoting evidence from each to identify which text lists effects of global warming, which lists actions to stop climate change, and two ideas mentioned in both.

What is the purpose of the two freezer demonstration activities?

They physically model melting sea ice and rising sea levels using trays, water, and a freezer so students can observe the effect before discussing global warming's impact on polar animals and coastal areas.