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To mark British Science Week (7-16 March) and ahead of Global Recycling Day (18 March) and Earth Day (22 April), we've launched Climate Across the Curriculum, a series of new curriculum-linked resources for secondary learners, focusing on the vital theme of climate change.
Aimed at learners aged 11-16, Climate Change Across the Curriculum uses film to help secondary school teachers integrate climate education across multiple subjects, including science, D&T, maths, and English. The resource aligns with the National Curriculum, ensuring that climate change is explored in a relevant and interdisciplinary way.
Across two themed lessons, educators and students alike will examine the impact that the fashion and transport industries have on our climate; learners will explore critical questions, and be encouraged to take meaningful action through creative tasks.
Designed to empower learners, these resources use a variety of feature films, short films and archival footage as stimuli for discussion, and look to arm young people with the knowledge and confidence to better consider issues around climate change and share their thoughts and suggestions for a more positive future.
Fashion and the environment
In this lesson, students explore the environmental impact of the fashion industry, including the concept of ‘fast fashion'. Through curated highlights, they will consider textile consumption and ways to reduce fashion's climate impact. The session offers two activities: a presentation on sustainable fashion efforts and a creative task on repurposing clothes. Educators can choose the most suitable activity or incorporate both into a longer unit.
Learning objectives:
- To understand how different modes of transport can contribute to climate change and to identify actions that can be taken to reduce the UK's carbon emissions
- To understand what is meant by ‘carbon footprint' and be able to calculate the CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) of a specific commute
- To compose a letter to advise others how they can take a greener approach to travel
- To plan and shoot a short film promoting walking as an eco-friendly means of transportation.
Transport and the environment
In this lesson, students will examine the environmental impact of travel, considering different transport methods and their carbon footprints. A maths challenge involves calculating emissions from a school commute, followed by a choice of two activities: a literacy task writing a letter on reducing carbon footprints or a creative task developing a short film inspired by archive footage. Teachers can choose the most suitable activity, or incorporate both.
Learning objectives:
- To define the term ‘fast fashion' and identify the impact that this has on the environment
- To consider a range of solutions and improvements that could be made within the fashion industry
- To understand the term ‘greenwashing' and be able to critically evaluate the marketing language used by fashion brands
- To demonstrate knowledge of fast fashion through either a research-based or creative task.
Beyond the two lessons, the resource also includes a ‘Take Action' pack for students - a detailed guide for those interested in learning more about climate change and taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint.
Our Climate Documentary resource
If your students are feeling inspired to take their examination of climate issues further, this existing resource is still available to help develop students' understanding of the conventions of a documentary, and to support them to plan, shoot, edit and showcase their own climate-focused documentary film.
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