Module 3:
This documentary was really well made, and I think it would appeal to senior learners as it is very visual. I like how the visual aspect of the video makes it assessable to all learners within the class including EAL pupils etc. I think it touched on all aspects of climate change very well, however as quite a long video, I would select one area of climate change in the video to focus on and just watch that as I would find it hard to justify that the children sit and watch something for that duration of time, especially as the new PC framework advocates so much for active/ hands on learning.
I noted that another participant mentioned eco anxiety, and this would be a big concern for me. I think as teachers, we need to be cognisant not to scare pupils. For this reason I think I would actually use the Paxi video from module 2 to teach climate change. I liked how it focused on small changes that children can make in a very child friendly way. This video, although useful, may negatively impact on children prone to anxiety, so I think I would give this one a miss if I felt my class would worry about climate change.
I did like the carbon footprint tool in this module, again very child friendly. I think I would sent the questions home with the pupils first as some of the questions I struggled with myself as a home owner (which I really should know!). Again, the tool is a nice way of helping pupils focus on small changes they can make.