Climate change resources

Lessons, projects, activities and worksheets you can use to help your students gain an awareness of climate change

Tes Resources Team

Students hands joined together painted with a world. Climate change resources for secondary students

Climate change has been a hot topic of conversation for many years now and with the ever growing concern about the human impact on global warming, students may have started asking questions about what it is and what we could do to help mitigate the impact we have on our environment.

So with that in mind and COP29 starting on 11 November this year, we have drawn together a collection of climate change resources you could use to help your learners to understand the consequences of global warming and what could be done to respond to the global emergency.

Climate change resources

Greta Thunberg Climate Change Speech
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Greta Thunberg Climate Change Speech

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Greta Thunberg lesson on speech writing that looks at how to use language techniques such as repetition, pronouns, hyperbole, emotive language and more to engage an audience. Students analyse Thunberg's recent speech to the United Nations Climate Action Summit and then produce their own speech using...
Climate Change
EC Resources

Climate Change

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TWO LESSONS - 2 x 1 hour lessons. both fully-resourced lessons all about what climate change is, how global warming happens and what causes it, the environmental effects and the actions world governments are taking to try to slow it down. It also explores why some world governments are reluctant to...
Home learning: extreme weather student project
Economist_Foundation

Home learning: extreme weather student project

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Extreme weather is one of the biggest threats facing our world. To minimise the impact, communities, economies and health care systems need to respond and adapt. But how? This six-lesson scheme of work explores the answer to this question and many more. These activities encourage learners to: * Inv...
Climate Change
Economist_Foundation

Climate Change

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This resource introduces students to the climate emergency and gets them discussing a range of big questions. It s suitable for students aged 10 and over. --- This lesson helps to develop the following news literacy skills: * SPEAKING UP: Confidently communicating a viewpoint * OPEN-MINDEDNESS: L...
Tackling climate change through student leadership
British Council Schools

Tackling climate change through student leadership

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The dramatic increase in population has led greater production of physical waste and carbon emissions to the point where the average person produces 4.2 tonnes of carbon per year. The scale of the problem may appear too large or unsolvable, but it is possible to focus on the progress that has alread...
Climate Change
greenAPL

Climate Change

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For more FREE resources to engage your students in current scientific issues [click here](https://phosphorescience.com?utm_source=tes&utm_medium=tesga&utm_campaign=launch_21&utm_id=utm_launch21) An infographic about climate change and the importance of feedback loops which are accelerat...
Climate Change
Colin Marshall

Climate Change

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Learn about how climate change influences wildfires, polar ice melting, flooding, drought and the carbon dioxide in Earth s atmosphere with bright, clear illustrations. Ideal for primary aged students looking at global warming, nature, and environmental issues. Perfect for interactive whiteboa...