Investigating the Impact of Cars on CO2 Emissions

Explore the relationship between human activities, especially those involving vehicles that use fossil fuels, and the release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Discuss the rising number of cars produced each year and how it contributes to the increase in CO2 levels. Dive into various sections of the lesson to brainstorm, analyze data, make connections, and plan future investigations on this critical environmental issue.

• Cars
• CO2 emissions
• Fossil fuels
• Greenhouse gases
• Environmental impact

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1. How do cars impact CO2 in the atmosphere? Lesson 7

2. Do now What did we decide we wanted to investigate last time? What questions do you still have about human activities and the relationship with carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere?

3. Driving Questions Board Share your thoughts...

4. Brainstorm -What information do we need? What sources of information should we use to find out more about the relationship between human activities that use fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide?

5. Explore Complete the Explore section on your Student Activity Sheet. Year Year Total Cars Produced Total Cars Produced 77,583,519 2004 2010 64,496,220 66,719,519 79,880,920 2005 2011 69,222,975 84,236,171 2006 2012 73,266,061 87,595,998 2007 2013 70,729,696 2008 89,776,465 2014 61,762,324 2009

6. Making Sense Complete the Making Sense section on your Student Activity Sheet.

7. Connections Complete the Connections section on your Student Activity Sheet.

8. More Connections Complete the Connections section on your Student Activity Sheet.

9. More Connections Complete the Connections section on your Student Activity Sheet.

10. What did we figure out? What questions do you have now? Share thoughts as a class.

11. Where should we go next? What questions and ideas do we have for how we might investigate these questions in future lessons? Write them down on your Student Activity Sheet.