English

Students explore diverse narratives, varied perspectives and critical thinking to understand the importance of language and tone in presenting and communicating solutions to our biggest planetary challenges.

Finding out_finding out about food

1hr 40mins

Finding out about food

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with 2040, focusing on the topic of food.

Understanding Persuasion – English – Years 7&8

1hr 52mins

Understanding persuasion (US)

In this lesson, students will be immersed in, and connect with, the documentary film 2040, focusing on how persuasion is an important aspect of starting a movement or action towards something new. To get others to join a new cause, they first need to be persuaded.

Understanding Persuasion – English – Years 7&8

4hrs 50mins

A 2040 vision for your community (US)

This teaching resource provides you with multiple lessons worth of material that can be used to immerse students in, and connect with, the positive sustainability messages explored in the documentary film 2040. Students take inspiration from the solutions presented to propose ideas for leading their community to a better future. It has been designed to guide students through a project where they will consolidate and extend learning from any of the other lessons in the 2040 units.

A 2040 Vision For Your Community – Years 7-10

4hrs 50mins

A 2040 vision for your community

This teaching resource provides you with multiple lessons worth of material that can be used to immerse students in, and connect with, the positive sustainability messages explored in 2040.

Tuning into the documentary_Years 7-11

1hrs

Tuning into the documentary 2040 (7-11, US)

A tuning in activity helps students to define and focus on the issues they will be dealing with in the unit of work. In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full. Students work in groups to imagine what the world might look like in 2040 based on a range of categories such as diet, fashion, buildings, transport, and technology.

Solutions To Climate Change – Science – Year 10

2hrs 32mins

Exploring the themes of 2040

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040.

Finding out about 2040 years 5&6

2hrs 42mins

Finding out about 2040

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with 2040.

Tuning into the documentary_Years 7-11

1hrs

Tuning in to the documentary (Secondary)

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full.

The Tone Of Climate Change – English – Years 7&8_option 3

1hr 10mins

Tuning into the documentary (primary)

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full.

Finding out about 2040 years 5&6

2hrs 42mins

Finding out about 2040 (US)

In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040. In the film, Director Damon Gameau embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream. Students begin by exploring and defining key concepts and challenges from the film. They then work in groups in a class jigsaw activity to analyse one particular challenge and then share their conclusions with the class.

Future Council

1hr 10mins

Tuning into the film

Inspire your students by tuning into the documentary FUTURE COUNCIL. In the film, Damon Gameau (2040, THAT SUGAR FILM) takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to challenge powerful leaders and find solutions to our greatest ecological challenges. It is a coming-of-age journey that dares to imagine a brighter future.

The Tone Of Climate Change – English – Years 7&8_option 3

1hr 10mins

Tuning into the documentary (5-6, US)

A tuning in activity helps students to define and focus on the issues they will be dealing with in the unit of work. In this lesson, students will be immersed in and connect with the documentary film 2040 – it is a great lesson to conduct before watching the documentary in full. In the film, Director Damon Gameau embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.