What’s included in this module?
| Teacher resources | 4 x lesson plans Scheme of work Teacher pack |
| Lesson resources | 9 x lesson resources |
| Parent resources | Parent Pack Vole’s Big Flood |
Aims & Objectives
Lessons will engage in the science and emotions of climate change allowing students to understand cause and effect and the effects of human activities on the environment.
They will explore the impacts of climate change on human and non-human communities, developing critical thinking and building empathy whilst exploring individual and collective actions to inspire positive change.
What you will learn
Lesson 1 | Immerse | Our Changing Climate
Engaging with some of the realities of climate change, introducing the science and exploring ‘Deep Time’
Lesson 2 | Understand | Cause and Effect
Exploring causes and effects of climate change and understanding the influence of human activities
Lesson 3 | Perspectives | The Ripple Effects
Empathising with the impact of climate change in different communities, contexts and environments
Lesson 4 | Empower | Be the Change
Connecting with global change-makers and exploring emotional responses to climate change, learning to move from anxiety to empowerment
Module alignments
| Grade | Ages | Grade 7-8 | 12-14 years |
| CAPS Subject | Geography | Life Orientation | Natural Sciences |
| Grade 7 alignment | Geography: Term 2: Floods a. Environmental factors and causes of floods b. Effects of floods and natural disasters on the population Geography: Term 4: Natural resources a. Use and abuse of natural resources and the impacts of abusing them on the environment Geography: Term 4: Management of resources a. Exploring the concept of resource conservation Natural Sciences: Term 2: Properties of materials a. Impacts of our materials and our material use on the environment Natural Sciences: Term 2: Separating mixtures a. Sorting and recycling materials Life Orientation: Term 3: Health, social and environmental responsibility a. Local environmental health problems b. Exploring community organisations or projects that prevent or deal with environmental problems |
| Grade 8 alignment | Geography: Term 2: Climate around the world a. Impacts of climate change on populations Natural Science: Term 1: Interactions and interdependence a. Interactions and interdependence within the environment b. Conservation of the environmental ecosystems |
Module Content
Module Includes
- 4 Lessons
