🚗 Fossil Fuels & Their Impact
This gas, released by vehicles using fossil fuels, contributes to global warming.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
100: The main reason people rely on transport globally.
What is to move goods and people?
This type of data includes numbers, statistics, or graphs.
What is quantitative data?
This type of data includes numbers, statistics, or graphs.
What is quantitative data?
In a debate, this is what you give to support your viewpoint.
What is evidence or reasons?
One serious consequence of using petrol and diesel for transport.
What is air pollution / climate change / greenhouse gases?
A major issue caused by too many cars in cities.
What is traffic congestion?
A reason you would check the author's purpose when using a website.
What is to check for bias or reliability?
The topic statement of your class debate.
What is “The use of fossil fuels in transport must end for the well-being of the planet”?
The topic statement of your class debate.
What is “The use of fossil fuels in transport must end for the well-being of the planet”?
Fossil fuels are considered this type of resource.
What is non-renewable?
One country making major investments in electric vehicle infrastructure.
What is Norway / China / the Netherlands?
One way to show your evidence is reliable in your report.
What is referencing the source?
This is how you respond when another team makes a strong point.
What is a counterargument or rebuttal/refute?
Why is it important to speak clearly and avoid reading directly from your paper in a debate?
What is to sound more convincing and connect better with the audience?
A negative impact of fossil fuel use on human health.
What is respiratory problems / asthma / heart disease?
A global organisation that tracks emissions from transport.
What is the International Energy Agency (IEA) / United Nations (UN)?
This type of data comes from interviews, articles, or opinions.
What is qualitative data?
A persuasive way to open your debate speech.
What is a powerful fact, question, or statement?
What makes a piece of evidence powerful in a class debate about transport and the environment?
What is that it comes from a reliable source, is recent, and directly supports your argument?
Explain why stopping the use of fossil fuels for transport is essential at the global level.
What is to reduce climate change, stop global warming, protect biodiversity, and ensure sustainable living conditions?
500: What are the biggest challenges to using electric vehicles in low-income or developing countries?
What are lack of charging infrastructure, high vehicle costs, unreliable electricity, and government support?
500: Explain how transport differs in rich and poor countries and why that matters for global sustainability.
What is rich countries have cleaner options and better infrastructure, while poorer countries rely on older, polluting vehicles, creating inequality and global environmental impact?
500: What are three steps you can take to verify if a source is trustworthy for your project?
What is check the author’s background, look at the source’s purpose (e.g. informative or biased), and compare the information with other reliable sources?
500: What are three things you must do to argue effectively in a debate about fossil fuels in transport?
What is state your position clearly, support it with strong evidence, and respond to counterarguments with logic and examples?