Accessed 21 September 2026. Every external factual claim used in the pack is mapped below. Repeated claims across lessons, documents, slides and captions use the same entry. Authored examples are recorded separately.
Explain resource use and climate change using online data.
Sources: NOAA GML annual mean CO2 file; 2026 release; NASA Causes; public explanation, updated 2026; Authored source-critique example; not a real post; NOAA GML file header; accessed 21 September 2026
Evaluate responses to climate change.
Sources: NASA Causes; NASA Mitigation and Adaptation; NASA Mitigation and Adaptation; authored application; Authored evaluation framework, 21 September 2026
Make a reasoned geographical decision.
Sources: Authored school-option scenario, 21 September 2026; Authored option; NASA Mitigation and Adaptation gives heat planning as an example; Authored sorting criteria, 21 September 2026; Authored decision framework, 21 September 2026
Create a digital sustainability campaign linked to Earth Day.
Sources: EARTHDAY.ORG History; authored classroom brief; NASA Causes; authored campaign application; Authored weak-draft examples, 21 September 2026; Authored campaign and measurement plan, 21 September 2026
Link learning to local action with Community Project links.
Sources: Teacher-supplied evidence requirement; authored method; Authored practice record, 21 September 2026; Authored Community Project planning example; Authored indicator and review framework
Complete a sustainability decision report.
Sources: Authored decision-scoring framework, 21 September 2026; NOAA GML; NASA Causes and Mitigation and Adaptation; authored practice record; Authored report framework, 21 September 2026; Authored evidence-retention checklist
| Weeks | Claim | Source and URL | Accessed | Opened and read | Scope / inference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 1980 = 338.76 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 1990 = 354.45 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 2000 = 369.71 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 2010 = 390.10 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 2020 = 414.21 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | Mauna Loa annual mean CO2 in 2025 = 427.35 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | The downloaded file was created on 5 September 2026; its latest complete year was 2025. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | File header and inspection of year rows; complete means before the 2026 access year. |
| 1 | The values are dry-air mole fractions, expressed as ppm (parts per million). | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | NOAA GML publishes the Mauna Loa CO2 monitoring record; values may be revised. | NOAA GML data page and CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/data.html | 2026-09-21 | yes | The data page identifies the annual series and producer; the downloaded header describes revision of values. |
| 1 | These six selected values rise; the endpoint difference is 88.59 ppm. | NOAA GML annual mean CSV https://gml.noaa.gov/webdata/ccgg/trends/co2/co2_annmean_mlo.csv | 2026-09-21 | yes | Arithmetic from the selected rows: 427.35 minus 338.76. The selection omits intervening years and is not an annual increase calculation. |
| 1, 6 | One observatory series is not the global average; this table measures CO2 concentration, not temperature. | NOAA GML data page https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/data.html | 2026-09-21 | yes | Scope inference: the data page separates Mauna Loa CO2 from global CO2 and names the measured quantity. |
| 1, 2, 4, 6 | Burning fossil fuels releases CO2. Greenhouse gases slow heat loss to space and contribute to warming. | NASA Causes https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/causes/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 1 | NASA made a public science explanation of climate causes; the page showed an update date of 13 July 2026. | NASA Causes https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/causes/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Producer, purpose and page metadata were read; this date differs from the access date. |
| 1, 4, 6 | CO2 concentration is evidence about a cause of warming, not a measure of temperature. | NASA Causes https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/causes/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Teaching inference combining NASA’s causal explanation with the NOAA quantity and units. |
| 2, 6 | Mitigation reduces greenhouse-gas emissions or increases their removal. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 2, 6 | Adaptation adjusts to actual or expected climate impacts; it aims to reduce harm or exposure. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 2 | Sea-level rise is a climate impact; flood defences are an adaptation example. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 2 | Reducing emissions does not instantly remove existing climate impacts. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Paraphrase of the source’s explanation that effects continue even if emissions stop. |
| 2 | A flood defence does not itself reduce fossil-fuel emissions; mitigation and adaptation can address different parts of a problem. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Classification inference from the source definitions, not a quantified assessment of a specific project. |
| 3, 6 | Heat planning is an adaptation example. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Only the general example is factual. The school break-space proposal and its permissions are invented. |
| 4 | Earth Day is observed on 22 April. | EARTHDAY.ORG History https://www.earthday.org/history/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Directly supported by the opened source. |
| 2–6 | The general climate sources do not establish a school’s budget, risk, permissions, paper-use result or carbon saving. | NASA Mitigation and Adaptation https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/adaptation-mitigation/ | 2026-09-21 | yes | Scope limitation of these general sources; no local measurement or carbon conversion is supplied. |
| 5, 6 | AUTHORED PRACTICE baseline: 12 new sheets for the repeated task. | Authored practice record Sources_and_checks.html#authored | 2026-09-21 | yes | Invented teaching number, not a school observation. |
| 5, 6 | AUTHORED PRACTICE trial: 8 new sheets for the same task. | Authored practice record Sources_and_checks.html#authored | 2026-09-21 | yes | Invented teaching number, not a school observation. |
| 5, 6 | The authored comparison has 4 fewer sheets: 12 minus 8. | Authored practice calculation Sources_and_checks.html#authored | 2026-09-21 | yes | Arithmetic only; no causal result or carbon saving is established. |
Units: ppm (parts per million), dry air. Source: NOAA GML annual mean CO2 CSV, created 5 September 2026; accessed 21 September 2026.
| Year | CO2 ppm |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 338.76 |
| 1990 | 354.45 |
| 2000 | 369.71 |
| 2010 | 390.10 |
| 2020 | 414.21 |
| 2025 | 427.35 |
One observatory is not the global average. CO2 concentration is evidence of a cause, not a measure of temperature. Selected years omit intervening values; data can be revised.
Created 21 September 2026. W1’s unattributed post is an AUTHORED EXAMPLE of a weak claim. W2’s community energy review and flood-protection options are fictional. W3’s paper tray and accessible break-space options, W4’s weak campaign drafts and paper-use trial, W5’s roles and counts, and W6’s decision-scoring framework are authored teaching scenarios. Intended benefits, assumed permissions and criterion scores are not observed local facts. Source: this authored pack, START_HERE.html (START_HERE.html at the pack root); opened and read: yes.
W5 AUTHORED PRACTICE: 12 new sheets before, 8 during the same task; 12 − 8 = 4 fewer sheets. This does not prove cause or a CO2 saving. Repeating a comparable indicator and checking alternative explanations are the authored enquiry method. No Teesside facts, school results or cost/emissions estimates are asserted.
All six new pictures are simple authored SVG diagrams; raster exports are used in documents and videos. They are captioned Authored teaching picture. No web photograph or borrowed map drawing is used.
Source: uploaded Humanities_Scheme_of_Work_2026-27.html, section LAUNCH · Summer 1 · Resources climate and sustainability; opened and read locally on 21 September 2026. URL: this local transcription (#sow); no public source URL was supplied. Weekly outcomes, teaching and evidence are copied from the supplied scheme.
Resources climate and sustainability
How can we make a justified decision about sustainability?
I can interpret resource and climate evidence, evaluate responses, compare options against criteria and justify a practical decision.
resource, sustainability, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, cause, effect, response, evidence, provenance, usefulness, decision, criteria
Climate and sustainability data; selected No One Is Too Small extracts by Thunberg; online data sets; curated sources; highlighters; prepared tables; spreadsheet or graph paper; planning frame; presentation device; glossary.
Pre-teach terminology and model evidence use. Chunk sources and data; provide an initial frame, then reduce it. Maintain normal access arrangements. Extend by weighing limitations, alternative explanations and evidence quality. Adults support access and evidence selection without supplying answers. Use labelled examples and a reduced data set before the full task.
No One Is Too Small by Greta Thunberg is named as directed by the supplied scheme. The teacher supplies the school’s copy. No book text was accessed, quoted, reproduced or summarised for this pack. The exact scheme resource line above is retained; no extract is supplied.
None supports a claim in this pack. These access limitations are also listed in QA_Report.txt.
| Source / URL | Accessed | Opened and read | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPCC AR6 synthesis summary https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/summary-for-policymakers/ | 2026-09-21 | no | 403; not used |
| IPCC glossary https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/glossary/ | 2026-09-21 | no | 403; not used |
| UN Earth Day https://www.un.org/en/observances/earth-day | 2026-09-21 | no | 403; not used |
| Met Office mitigation https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate-change/mitigation | 2026-09-21 | no | Open returned an internal error; not used |
| Met Office adaptation https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/climate-change/adaptation | 2026-09-21 | no | Open returned an internal error; not used |
| NOAA CO2 overview https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/co2.html | 2026-09-21 | no | Open returned an internal error; CSV and data page were read successfully instead |
Also opened and read, but not relied on: Met Office: What is climate change? and EARTHDAY.ORG 2026. The NOAA CSV initially failed in web retrieval, then downloaded directly with HTTP 200 and was read in full; it is correctly marked yes above.