Science Zone
Marilyn Hull
Climate emergency: the facts, and what to do about them
Marilyn Hull is a retired primary head teacher who has been involved in climate campaigning since 2013. The session included a short film summarising the basic scientific consensus on our changing climate and encouraged an open range of questions and responses.
Marilyn referred to a short film called Climate Change - the Facts with Sir David Attenborough – see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOctIuyVfnALink opens in a new window.
- Copy of Marilyn's presentationLink opens in a new window
- Session recordingLink opens in a new window
https://warwick.padlet.org/aball116/8khpmjkezbl52xybLink opens in a new window
For the first Green Space Day, a series of resources were collected together around this theme which you are welcome to explore and use in your teaching. Please note that they were accurate and live in April 2022, but some may have been replaced or removed, as we have no control over external resources. The resources are labelled with the following colours and shapes to denote their suitability for particular age phases:
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BBC - What is Climate Change? A really simple guide - website |
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Sir David Attenborough - Climate Change: the Facts - BBC Documentary (60 mins and 4 min version) |
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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. |
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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 growing your own.
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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. 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. |
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CAFOD Climate Change Animation for Primary Schools - video 2.5 minutes |
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SEED - Sustainability and Environmental Education - A collated list of online climate change resources |
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Climate Hero Carbon Calculator |
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TED Talks (videos) and articles about climate change |
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NASA Global Climate Change - Resources for Educators |
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National Geographic Kids - What is Climate Change? |
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Met Office - The effects of climate change |
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