science & our interdisciplinary world scottish baccalaureate support event heather reid
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Science & Our Interdisciplinary World
Scottish Baccalaureate Support EventHeather Reid
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The Importance of Science
Improving our Quality of Life
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The Importance of Science
Growing the Scottish Economy
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The Importance of School Science
Encourage ‘questioning consumers’
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Science & Curriculum for Excellence
An Interdisciplinary Approach
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CLIMATE CHANGE:- A HOT TOPIC
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CLIMATE CHANGE:- IN THE MEDIA
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June 2011
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SUN
Sunlightpasses
through the atmosphere..
..and warms the earth.
..most escapes to outer spaceand cools the earth...
Infra-red radiationis given off by the earth...
…but some IR is trapped by some gases in the air, thus reducing the cooling.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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CO2 Emissions
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CO2 in Atmosphere
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Rising Sea Levels
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Global Impacts
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Scottish Impacts
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Climate Change Act
• Cut CO2 emissions by 42% by 2020
• Cut CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050
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Alternative Energy Sources
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Renewable Energy in Scotland
• 25% of EU Wind energy
• 10% of EU Wave resource
• 25% of EU Tidal resource
• A potential 206 GW
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Employment Opportunities
Skills Development Scotland
At present 80,000 green jobs
40,000 – 70,000 jobs in 5 - 10 years
Major effort required to produce more science &
engineering graduates plus highly trained
apprentices.
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Employment Opportunities• Engineers• Computing Modellers• Geologists• Town Planners• Technicians• Environmental• Economics• Construction• Legal• Project Managers
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Future Scientists
Will work in an Interdisciplinary World
with Sustainable Values providing
Technological Solutions