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I think your suggestions of focusing on practical and realistic ways that we can help the environment is an fantastic way to approach the subject. I think this allows the children to take accountability in a safe and age appropriate way. Many children could become very worried about this topic and this is something I would like to avoid.
The video “Home” is a fantastic resource for teaching about the world and climate change. It video is engaging and captivating. The visuals are amazing and show so many different countries and parts of the world. It is also fascinating to see and to show the students the changes which have occurred over time.
I think that the video without the commentary would be more appropriate for my class level. I think that the commentary is for older students and some of the commentary may cause worry for the students. By using the visuals to teach about climate change I can adapt the lesson appropriately for my class level and focus more on the action we can take to help the environment rather that the consequences of climate change.
Likewise, I think that the video Climate Aid and Greta Thunberg’s Ted talk are very informative and beneficial to highlight the importance heling climate change, however once again they may be more suited to older students.I really like your idea of also conducting experiments around green house gases. I think it would give the students a more realistic underdstanding of the concept in a meaningful and fun way.
After examining activity three “Climate Reporters” I have found that it is a very good resource to help teach about the atmosphere and green house gases. I found the Pax resource very good. It is engaging has some great information. I would need to pre- teach some of the new vocabulary as I teach the younger classes. It also makes great links other aspects of science such as living things and the conditions they need to grow. It also would link up to projects and collaborations with other classes on the roof top garden in my school
I think the Teal website may be a bit challenging for my class level; however they could collaborate with older class levels to examine the various climate scenarios. I really like the ideas of thinking about ways to lessen the impact of climate change. I think this may be another way to collaborate with classes and possibly create posters for the school. This would also be a way to integrate other curricular areas.I agree Rachel with your opinion on the idea of collaborating with older/other classes. It allows the whole school community to come together and work on a project where everyone can get involved. The tasks level also could depend on the class and challenge them appropriatly. I think this is a great idea and one I willl try to incorporate into my teaching.
In my opinion, after reviewing the paper by Maeve Liston “Unravelling STEM: Beyond the acronym of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”, the article stresses the importance of STEM as an integrated learning opportunity and not seeing the elements as four separate fields.
Looking at what STEM looks like in my classroom, I think STEM has become more to the forefront in my teaching lately as society is constantly developing children need the skills and abilities to adapt to this. In the infant classroom I think this is better achieved when integrated throughout various lessons and curriculum areas. I also like to incorporate real life problems as table-top activities where the children work as a team to communicate effectively and solve problems collectively.
However, upon reflections after reading the article I think I may not fully facilitate STEM in a way that is fully beneficial. I need to incorporate more tasks that both incorporate all the elements of STEM and challenge the children in a meaningful way, rather than looking at them as four different elements.