This new resource for upper primary pupils, has been created in collaboration with the Royal Meteorological Society. It brings together outdoor learning, climate education and media literacy, helping pupils develop their understanding of climate change through real-world evidence while building the skills to critically evaluate information, including fake news, misinformation and clickbait.
The resource includes a dedicated outdoor learning session, followed by a classroom-based consolidation session that can also be delivered using outdoor learning approaches. While the two sessions are designed to complement one another, each can also be used independently, allowing teachers to select the activity that best suits their setting, timetable and learning objectives.
The lessons are interdisciplinary in nature, with links to English, Science, Geography, Computing, Mathematics, PSHE/Citizenship, and Design and Technology. Direct curriculum links for each subject are provided within the accompanying curriculum mapping document.
All presentations and worksheets are fully editable, enabling teachers to adapt the materials to suit the needs of their learners and learning environment.
Climate Detectives: Outdoor learning and media literacy
Learning Objectives
Pupils will:
- Understand what climate change is and identify some of the human activities that cause to it.
- Recognise that not all information presented in the media is accurate, balanced or complete.
- Evaluate whether weather and climate information sources are reliable, trustworthy or potentially biased.
- Identify common methods of manipulation, including the use of selective evidence, omission, motive, language and presentation.
- Explore practical ways to reduce carbon impacts and take positive action within their local community.
Resource materials (England)
Outdoor session:
Activity packs for all stations
Follow-up classroom session:
Curriculum links: