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Organization:
Unicef
(View other resources)Compilation:
Climate Change
(View other resources)Source of Funding:
UNICEFYear Published:
2009Available in Another Language? (specify):
englishAdditional Resources Required
- access to computer and projector
Cost:
0.00
Heat Up Over Climate Change
Exploring climate change and the effects on the world's children; a peer education pack
Middle
Description
The purpose of this education package is to ensure students connect climate change to the effects it is already having on children living in the world's most vulnerable communities. The pack is divided into four sections:
Know More - three activities to increase understanding of climate change and its effects on the world's children.
- What Climate Change Really Means - 45 minutes- After watching a Utube video and examining a supplied flow chart, students describe effects of climate change on children's rights.
- Rising Tide - 30 minutes - Through active team simulation, students experience the effects of decreasing land mass due to rising sea levels.
- Ready to Go? - 15 minutes - Through active team simulation, students learn what it would be like to have to quickly evacuate their home, then listen to the story of a child caught in this situation for real.
- Feeling Angry? - 2 hours- After watching a video and taking part in the accompanying discussion, small groups of students decide on what messages they'd like to get out regarding climate change and then decide how they will do it.
Explore More - two activities designed to examine responsibility for climate change.
- Big Emitters - 15 minutes - using a regular world map students work together to predict the top five world carbon emitters. They then compare their predictions to the Guardian's Carbon Atlas and discuss what's going on.
- Climate Superhero Auditions - 40 minutes - students role play provided superhero descriptions. The goal is to create the perfect climate change action team. They then go on to discuss the impact of small team action verses every single person action.
Do More - A section that provides support and guidance for climate change action projects.
- Be the Change - as long as needed - with teacher support and the do more guide to action, students decide on and plan for successful action against climate change.
Share More - A form to complete in order to report on successful actions taken.
General Assessment
Strengths
- If used as intended, the action component will serve to empower students.
- The lessons are very easy to use and all necessary computer links are supplied.
- The lessons are pedagogically strong.
- The tagd website provides all sorts of useful links to UNICEF resources.
Weaknesses
- Assessment tools will need to be developed by the classroom teacher.
- Reference to the past for people living in areas already subjected to rising sea level would help emphasize the problem.
- Measurement and celebration of success are omitted from the action planning list.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:
- Ensure that students are in at least grade seven before moving from 'the wonder and awe/love of life' lens to the 'climate change' lens.
- Provide students with experiences in the out-of-doors that compliment the lessons or complete some of these lessons in the out-of-doors.
Themes Addressed
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Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
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Citizenship (1)
- General Guide to Taking Action
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Energy (1)
- Energy Use
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