"Climate change threatens the basic elements of life for people around the world – access to water, food production, health, and use of land and the environment."
Stern Review The Economics of Climate Change, 2006

Teaching resources

Carbon control has a carbon footprint calculator designed for KS2-3 which uses government approved data sets and projects to tackle climate change.

Climate change: The human impact is a selection of resources for KS2-4 from Oxfam which help pupils understand the risks and vulnerability to climate change faced by the world's poorest people. Examines the need for a fair global deal for tackling climate change.

Climate change: Responses is a selection of resources for KS2-4 from Oxfam which looks at how people around the world, including the UK, are adapting to the impact of climate change.

Climate Choices - Children's Voices is an online resource for KS2 produced by Practical Action. It helps children understand the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation to climate change by looking at how food choices impact on climate change and how climate change is affecting food supply. Includes a range of resources, including video clips, presentations, games and worksheet-based activities.

Floating Gardens in Bangladesh is a good example of adapting to flooding promoted by Practical Action. The activity sheet for KS1-4+ includes how to make a floating garden for a washing up bowl or pond.

Carbon detectives is sponsored by DCSF and provides another online carbon footprint calculator for KS2-3 children and teacher toolkit which encouages a wholeschool approach to carbon reduction which ties in with the Sustaianble Schools Framework.

Crazy Climate is a toolbox for KS2 from Christian Aid which explores climate change and poverty. It includes a poster, class activities, assembly, powerpoint and board game.

Download double page spread How climate change threatens the world's poor from Developments magazine.

Background reading

Degrees of separation DFID, 2008
Booklet looks at poverty and climate change through the perspectives of three people: John from Kenya, Yasmin from Bangladesh and Sarah from the UK. The information can be adapted for classroom activities in KS3-4.

 

 

 

Tackling climate change: An information pack for teachers WWF 2010
Good background information which support WWF's One Planet Schools programme which builds on the government's Sustainable Schools agenda.

Weblinks

Explore Oxfam's interactive map – the Climate Orb.

Watch a slideshow of how an ancient Bolivian farming system is being revived to adapt to flooding.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfam/sets/72157622563301325/show/

Climate Choices has a range of downloadable resources for KS2 teachers who want to help children begin to understand the challenging and complex issue of climate change. Developed by Practical Action, the site explores how food choices impact on climate change, how climate change is affecting food supply and practical solutions to adaptation and mitigation. The Powerpoint, From Source to Sale, is especially recommended.

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