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The Climate Detectives question planner is very good. I like involving family in the child’s education, I find children work a little harder to achieve the goal and are proud of their accomplishments that they make with their family. For example, the research question could be something similar to “How does litter effect the local minibeast population?”. I taught a class a few years ago that took part in the “Litter Pickers” programme. It was good as it involved a family member to help the child to collect litter in their locality over the weekend and each child got the opportunity to take part. I think the Climate Detectives programme would be a good follow on activity for the class to take part in. They could involve the family member that helped them originally with the litter picking. Together they could come up with a question to plan the research for the Climate Detectives. They could work together with this and present their work to the class.
I like the idea of linking in with local environmentalists. It helps foster a holistic learning experience for the children.
I really liked the EO browser. I think it is great as an additional resource to find satellite images. The children would love this and could find their own homes, their school and other local amenities. It would be a good tool to use when researching for projects on the locality. I especially like that it can track things over time. It would be great to explore the change of cities over time. The expansion and change to the natural environments can emphasise the need for us to take action against climate change. It can visually show the destruction in the area with regard to nature. It can also show the expansion and progress made through industry, providing more jobs and socio economical stability. This would be a good basis for a debate. Showing the proof on both sides can be provided from the satellite images for the EO browser tool.
The video “HOME” was inspirational. There were some lovely shots in it that makes one wonder why we so under appreciate our amazing planet. The aerial shots were pretty cool and I think no matter what age, a young child or older adult would appreciate them.
Prior to showing the class the video ‘Home’, I would make four groups. Each group would get a topic, for example deforestation, ecosystems, over-fishing and pollution. Each group would pose a question and the pupils will endeavour to find the answer. They can present their work at the end of the lesson.
Making comparisons with information that was shown in the video can be achieved with integration. Using data handling skills to present the information as a graph can visually display the key information from the video. This would be good for project work and can be displayed for other classes to view also.I think showing some of the Ted Talks to older classes in primary is a good idea. It can spur on the debate.
The Paxi video is very good for educational purposes. I can see both younger and more senior primary school children enjoying it. It is child friendly in it’s approach to teaching about the effects of greenhouse gases. I would use this as an introduction to the lesson. Afterwards, I would do a think, pair, square about what they learned that was new. I would then show the pupils the TEAL tool. The TEAL tool is great, it is a visual tool that can help aid in learning. This in my opinion this is important when trying to accommodate all types of learners in our classrooms. This tool can be used in group work also. I think it would be an appropriate tool to use both in class and for a homework assignment. I especially like that the temperatures can be predicted with this tool. After a wash out of a summer, this would make for an interesting topic debate. It provides the opportunity in class for critical thinking skills in regard to what would happen with rising temperatures and more rain in our climate.
I think integrating these is great. We are time poor when it comes to fitting everything needed into the 5 day school week.
Stem in my classroom is very much science based. I use discover science a lot and I find it a good tool as it is levelled for junior, middle or senior classes.
The Weather and Climate resource provided in this module is great. These are very easy to use with a class and the kids will be actively involved in their own learning. It provides a very good opportunity for team work within the class and provides kids with the opportunity to use their prior knowledge skills and put them into action. For example using a scale at the side of the weather apparatus. Climate change is a hot topic and these activities give the children an opportunity to play a part in recording any change in the weather and gives a feeling of active participation, it is a precursor for the next step of fighting and reversing climate change.