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I agree Louise, I think it is important to pick and choose certain aspects of the film and not frighten the children, but also ensuring they are aware of such environmental issues.
“HOME” by Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a visually stunning yet sobering film that captures the fragility of our planet. When introducing these climate change facts to pupils, I’d start by showing select clips from “HOME” to visually engage them. I’d follow this with a discussion on how human actions, like deforestation and fossil fuel use, directly affect the environment they just saw. I’d emphasize that climate change isn’t just a distant issue—it’s happening now, affecting everyone, including them. Encouraging students to think about small, actionable steps they can take, like recycling or conserving energy, would make the issue more relatable and empowering.
Hi Emma,
I really like the idea of adding the weather station to a schools sensory garden or outdoor classroom. It’s an excellent way of incorporating the New Primary Maths Curriculum!
I think the Weather and Climate resource introduced in this module is an excellent way or integrating SESE with Maths and a great way of making the children aware of the climate around them. The ‘Nose Up High In The Sky’ resource has an excellent lesson of Building your own weather station. I really like the hands – on activities and feel the children would be very motivated. I would get the children to make an anemometer and rain gauge and collect data over the different seasons. The children could then create Graphs through Data in Maths and compare the different seasons in their locality. This would allow the children to compare the weather patterns over the year. The children would also be ‘Weather Detectives’ and take note of the temperature over the different seasons using a thermometer. The students could then research the temperatures in Ireland in the past and compare their recorded temperatures with these results where they could analyse the climate they live in. Both activities are hands – on which motivate the children to become engaged in the topic and be aware of their climate and weather patterns.