Empowering women and girls (UK)

In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between empowering women and girls and addressing climate change.

1hr 25mins

New Zealand , United Kingdom

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Overview

In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between empowering women and girls and addressing climate change. First, students will view a video on the topic to build understanding and generate areas for further investigation.

Then students will participate in a scaffolded role-play, acting as community members to generate targeted solutions to gender inequality. Students will use real-world analytical tools to evaluate their ideas.

Learning Intentions

  • Students understand the relationship between empowering girls and women, and climate change
  • Students understand how to use thinking tools to evaluate claims or ideas

Credits and acknowledgements:

Curriculum material has been developed and written by Cool.org. UK curriculum edits and mapping has been by Together Films.

Cool.org, GoodThing Productions and Regen Studios would like to acknowledge the generous contributions of Good Pitch Australia, Shark Island Institute, Documentary Australia Foundation, The Caledonia Foundation, Global Health Film and our philanthropic partners in the development of these teaching resources.

Watching the film

Watch the full film with your class by filling in this form. If you have any questions, please contact the Together Films team at 2040@togetherfilms.org

By purchasing an educational screening licence of 2040, schools can use the film for several types of screenings such as; screenings in classrooms (both in-person and virtually), screenings with pupils and parents, and screenings for fundraising purposes.

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What you'll need

  • Lesson materials.
  • Student worksheets – one copy per student.
  • Device capable of presenting a video to the class.

Lesson materials

Worksheet

Teacher worksheet - Empowering women and girls

Worksheet

Student worksheet - Empowering women and girls

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