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Time to think Climate Futures

At a time of increasing fuel prices and environmental catastrophes, upd8 welcomes Climate Futures, an exciting new collection of curriculum resources for students aged 10-14.

Climate Futures activities aim to unravel the complexities of the issues around climate and the environment, and make students want to explore them further - and make a difference. They set up dilemmas for to discuss and challenge students to find proactive solutions. They also strengthen personal capability skills like critical thinking, communication, self-belief, creativity and teamwork.

The 5 activities each relate to an activity that contributes to climate change: food, waste, energy and transport. Climate Futures has been developed for upd8 by the Centre for Science Education with funding from the Comino Foundation.

Click here to go to the activities on the upd8 site or click a picture below to view an individual activity. You will need to register to download the activities but don't worry it is free.

Garbage Gurus
More and more local councils are introducing food recycling schemes. This activity looks at the science behind the schemes and gets students to consider how recycling food – and reducing...

Smart Energy
Through energy use, each UK home creates around 6 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Much of this is the result of electricity generation. In this activity, students look into the pros and cons of...

Food for Thought
Customers increasingly demand food that has been produced with minimal damage to the environment. In this activity, students work out how to make a fish and chip shop as environmentally friendly...

Green Biker
Demand for ‘green’ transport is growing. Companies are working hard to meet this demand. This activity gets students to evaluate eco-friendly motor bikes, and communicate their...

Climate Futures Introductory Task
Climate change is a complex issue. In this introductory activity, students are asked to look at four photographs depicting issues related to climate change and to think creatively about how the...

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