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How do greenhouse gases affect climate change?  A simulation to show you how! 

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/greenhouse-effect/aboutLink opens in a new window

Offer by PhET Interactive Simulations.
We WILL fix climate change!
An animated video to demonstrate how (16 minutes).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxgMdjyw8uwLink opens in a new window

The Eden Project

A wide range of excellent resources around a range of subjects including a 6 minute video explaining climate change

https://www.edenproject.com/learn/schools/teaching-resources Link opens in a new window

Practical Action – website – free resources for teachers.

STEM, science, design and technology resources fit the UK curriculum and engage children in real world issues including climate change, renewable energy, food security and disaster preparedness.

https://practicalaction.org/schools/ Link opens in a new window

World Wildlife Fund
An excellent selection of Early Years resources
STEM Learning Climate Change 11-19.
A selection of excellent resources from various publishers concerning climate change for 11- to 19-year-olds, created to support the Polar Explorer programme.
Nursery World
Education for sustainability – hot topic
Climate Change for GCSE Science
Available on Metlink, four example lessons and presentations produced by Daniel Rose to introduce how global warming works, aimed at GCSE students.
Water Aid – Climate Change teaching resources
WaterAid has created a series of lesson resources for various topics surrounding the impacts and management of climate change, suitable for Key Stages 2-4.
National Geographic resources.
A series of short educational articles from National Geographic accompanied by vocabulary lists, touching upon both science and aspects of Geography. There are more subjects available on the website as well as a range resources from KS2 to KS5.
Climate Change and Biology – Teacher's Climate Guide.
The guide, aimed at teachers, was originally made for Finnish subject teachers, and Finland is often used as an example. However, teachers worldwide are free to adapt the material to fit their own needs across KS2, 3, 4 and 5.
Environment Agency - Plastic pollution – website - resources for teachers.
School resources pack for teaching children about plastic pollution through an interactive workshop.

Learning Through Landscapes

Learning through Landscapes have a good range of Early Years resources around science and outdoor learning

https://ltl.org.uk/early-years/ Link opens in a new window
BBC – What is Climate Change? A really simple guide – website
A good introduction.
Sir David Attenborough – Climate Change: the Facts
BBC Documentary (60 mins and 4 min version)
British Science Week 2023.
Activity packs designed for all year groups.
WWF – Science Activity Pack to compliment British Science Week.
Activities and at-home tips to help learn about climate and sustainability, with further emphasis on personal wellbeing, such as outdoor gyms.
WWF – Presentation (PPT) - Introduction to Climate Change.
A classroom presentation to introduce the topic of climate change to students, highlighting why it matters, and what we can all do to help tackle climate change.
WWF – Teacher Pack – Introduction to Climate Change (to compliment the above).
This teacher guide provides simple activity ideas based on the topic of climate change. You can use these activities in a dedicated climate change module or as part of related topics.
CAFOD Climate Change Animation for Primary Schools-
SEED – Sustainability and Environmental Education
A collated list of online climate change resources
Climate Hero Carbon Calculator
A 5 minute online tool to calculate your carbon footprint
TED Talks (videos) and articles about climate change
NASA Global Climate Change – Resources for Educators
How Climate change affects everything
Star talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRA2SfSk2Tc
Wild life trusts -Inclusive society where nature matters

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/about-us
Centre for clean air policy-Creating innovative, replicable climate solutions

https://www.ccap.org/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Educational resources on climate change
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/climate-change-impacts
The Royal Society-Educational resources on climate change
https://royalsociety.org/news-resources/projects/climate-change-evidence-causes/basics-of-climate-change/
Met Office-Educational resources on the Effects of climate change
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/effects-of-climate-change
Programme of the European Union-
provides authoritative climate data and concise insight on a global scale about 2025's climate conditions.

https://climate.copernicus.eu/
United States Environmental Protection Agency-Basics and causes of climate change

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/basics-climate-change
WWT-Learning Zone-Curriculum Resource packs
https://learningzone.wwt.org.uk/explore-resources/general-teaching-resources/curriculum-resource-packs/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid
Teaching Resources for Age 7-14

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/classroom-resources/climate-challenge/
British Council- Climate change resources for school teachers

https://www.britishcouncil.org/climate-connection/get-involved/resources-school-teachers
WaterAid- Climate Change Films

https://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/climate-change
Forestry England-
Climate change education resources for teachers


https://www.forestryengland.uk/pdf-download/climate-change-education-resources-teachers
Eden Project-Teaching Resources

https://www.edenproject.com/learn/schools/teaching-resources
Met link-Royal Meteorological Society

https://www.metlink.org/resource/climate-change-teaching-resources/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Data in the Classroom

https://www.epa.gov/climate-change/climate-change-resources-educators-and-students
Office for Climate Education Unesco-Climate change resources

https://www.oce.global/en/resources/
Stem learning-resources on climate change

https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/library/collection/493174/climate-change-primary-resources
BBC- Climate change: Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral




Nature- Global warming emergency





Animation- Climate change in a nutshell

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54535213


https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07586-5




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