Climate taster activity

Welcome to this interactive activity that looks at whether plants can influence climate. This activity is an an extract from Plants and Climate Change, our full-length free course.

This taster should take around 20 minutes and is designed to be viewed on any device. Navigation is through scrolling down the page and clicking on buttons where prompted.

An accessible, text-only version is available in Word Document format and PDF format.

The full course looks at what climate and climate change are, why climate change is happening, then at some of its effects and how these impact on the natural world. It will discuss some of the ways in which plants are impacted by a changing climate, followed by some ways in which plants themselves have an effect on the climate. It will also explore a selection of the many ways in which we can all help to reduce climate change and its effects.

If you do not have an account on PropaGate Learning, you can register for the full course here; if you already have a PropaGate Learning account, you can enrol on the course here.