Teaching climate change NE213 / B20
Summary
Online, self-paced course. Developed in partnership with ESERO Ireland and ESERO UK, this course introduces the topic of climate change and the work of the European Space Agency.
In this course you’ll explore the difference between weather and climate, as well as how climate is affected by earth process and human factors. You will have the opportunity to examine causes and effects of Climate Change, develop your confidence teaching climate change and plan to lead students through ESA’s Climate Detectives project.
To support your students with climate change projects, you will look at what makes a good research question, analyse and identify data which is fit for purpose, and organise and communicate findings in a variety of ways using relevant scientific terminology and representations.
Who is it for?
What topics are covered?
- what is climate change?
- climate change in the taught curriculum
- climate science projects for students, such as ESA Climate Detectives
- how climate change is measured using satellite data
- mitigating climate change
How will you learn?
How long is this course?
Who is the course leader?
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Tom Lyons
Tom is the ESERO-UK Teacher Fellow, based at the National STEM Learning Centre, York. He works with teachers to use space as a context in STEM...
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Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- explain the difference between weather and climate
- investigate the causes and effects of climate change
- collect and interpret Earth Observation satellite data
- develop activities that engage your students in investigating and communicating local climate issues and solutions
- collaborate with other teachers to develop your teaching practice and use of climate change as a context for curriculum learning
Sessions
| Date | Time | |
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| 1 Teaching climate change | 07 June 2021 | 00:00-00:00 |
Notes
Group enrolments: If you are a school, college or MAT and wish to arrange payment by invoice for 25 or more participants, please contact onlinecpd@stem.org.uk quoting the course code, title and start date.
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If you have booked in advance of the course being available, you will receive an email to access the course on FutureLearn no later than the course start date.
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Cost
| State-funded school or college | Activity fee£20.00 +VAT | Subsidy available*£0.00 |
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| Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£40.00 +VAT | |
* Your school or college will receive the subsidy on successful completion of the CPD and impact toolkit. Find out more. |
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