So What About Climate?
This activity encourages reflection and discussion of climate impacts as learners complete secondary research and share findings with peers. Choose from a range of information sheet starters which focus on different impacts including flooding, animal migration, and global dimensions.
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Preparation
Download the information sheets below.
What you need
- Access to internet or worksheets for offline activity
Location
- Indoors
Curriculum links
- Geography
- Science
- Citizenship
Step by step
Guide learners through a starting discussion using the cartoon as a stimulus.
Students can then work in groups to use the information sheets as a starting point for research into how climate change affects different aspects of the planet, including species, coral reefs, land, and extreme weather events.
Different groups could focus on different aspects, preparing to present their expert knowledge to the rest of the class.
Conclude by encouraging learners to share whether or not their opinion on how important an issue climate change is has changed.