Climate change
Climate change refers to the alteration of global weather patterns, predominantly caused by human activities, leading to temperature rise, extreme weather, and ecosystem shifts.
1hrs
Writing the future (US)
In this lesson, students will engage in solutions-focused thinking about the challenge of climate change. Students will engage with visions of 2040 through film clips and discussion. They will synthesise research with their own ideas to create a storyboard about their vision of 2040. This storyboard can be used to plan a variety of texts, depending upon your class priorities.
1hr 25mins
Empowering women and girls (US)
In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between empowering women and girls and addressing climate change. First, students will connect with the documentary 2040 to build understanding.Then students will participate in a scaffolded role-play, acting as community members to generate targeted solutions to addressing gender inequality.
2hrs 30mins
The seaweed solution
In this lesson, students will access information about seaweed farming and greenhouse gas emissions and use percentages, ratios, and fractions to solve problems.
2hrs 20mins
Girls for the planet
In this lesson, students will investigate the environmental benefits that arise from empowering women and girls.
1hr 5mins
Reducing our carbon footprint
In this lesson, students will investigate the measurement of CO2 as outputs per individual and household, in terms of kilograms of CO2 per annum.
1hr 5mins
The maths of carbon
In this lesson, students will view a clip from the documentary 2040 and examine data related to CO2 in the atmosphere.
1hr 10mins
Applying point of view
In this lesson, students will explore how choices in point of view and perspective impact upon a text.
1hr 15mins
The tone of climate change
In this lesson, students explore the emotions that climate change evokes and examine the tones used in messaging around climate change.
2hrs
Making persuasive speeches
In this lesson, students will examine a persuasive text structure and apply it to the empowerment of women and girls.
1hrs
Talking about transport (US)
In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040, focusing on the topic of transport. Students will interview their peers about why we use transport and then work collaboratively to suggest the different types of transport we use. They then look at what types of transport might be available in the future and work in groups to generate ideas for future sustainable transport options.
1hrs
Writing the future
In this lesson, students will engage in solutions-focused thinking about the challenge of climate change.
1hr 25mins
Empowering women and girls
In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between empowering women and girls and addressing climate change.
