All you need for engaging lessons
We want to make sure you have all you need to deliver engaging and impactful lessons on solutions to climate change. Here are some tips and videos to get you started!
Teacher CDP videos
Designed for teachers, these CPD videos can also be used in the classroom as introductory scene-setters.
They explore how to explain net zero clearly, covering why greenhouse gases emissions must be reduced and how to balance remaining emissions. The videos look at practical examples, including renewable energy, electric vehicles, low-carbon fuels, carbon capture and nature-based solutions.
How to prepare for the session
All the materials are ready to pick up and use, but do adapt them as much as you like to suit your students and teaching style
Give the science practicals a go in advance. If this isn’t possible, make sure you or your technician can set them up beforehand
Build a community. If your students don’t know each other well yet a quick warm up question to kick off the task can be useful. This can be general, with questions like: ‘If you could have a superpower what would it be?’ Or something more specific such as asking them to share the skills or knowledge they have to help them pick roles
Monitor progress, time and noise. Break up activities to help build in stages of the activity and keep all groups on task. Most of our group tasks are short and broken down already. Use a timer to keep on track – this should be visible to the students. Sites such as Bouncy Balls show a visual representation of noise levels in the classroom
The lessons include group work as we know teamworking skills are important for students to be ready for the world of work. Collaboration and different viewpoints are key to solving complex problems when working in engineering and sustainability careers
Exercises have ample tasks for students in the group. Each student should have a similar amount of work and responsibility
The tasks set out how teamworking relates to a workplace, such as respect and sharing workload. You may want to add to these
Our tasks make clear to the students what the outcomes should be
How to address climate change denial in the classroom
If you're a secondary teacher looking for support in handling misconceptions around climate change, we can help. Based on feedback from teachers, our guidance is designed to help schools confidently address climate change denial and keep lessons focused on evidence-based science.
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