​Habitat Destruction
Invasive Species
Pollution
Population
Overharvesting
Welcome to a new epoch

Welcome to the Anthropocene
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​How does the rapid growth of the world's population and free-market economy effect Earth's environment? Some suggest humankind now determines what the Earth’s natural systems will be like for thousands of years to come. As such, humankind’s impact on Earth’s systems is seen as a new geological era—the Anthropocene. Watch Video M1 to learn more.


M1: The Anthropocene

Learning with
HIPPOCH

Through short courses, each broken into a number of lessons (web pages), this website explores HIPPO phenomena.

Use the Menu or links to navigate the site.

Follow 'Source' links below media images to explore topics more deeply on other sites, such as NASA.

When you see the DISCUSS button, you can disuss answers to questions with others.

Currently one short course is available:

Climate Change ​​​
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Follow HIPPOCH to find out about future short courses.
   

Guidance for Teachers and Lecturers

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​As a lecturer or teacher,  incorporate the sections of each lesson into your own lesson plan.  Design your own learning resources to accompany the various media, to match your own curriculum and teaching style.  If you have developed new questions, tasks or other resources that you would like to share, send them to  [email protected]  They may be incorporated into the appropriate webpage, or listed the DISCUSS answer sections for others to download. 



Updated: 12th April 2017


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