National STEM Learning Centre
- Start Date: 07 Jun, 2021
- 3 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Learn how to teach climate change to students aged 11-14 years old and engage them with the ESA Climate Detectives project.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Teach the causes of climate change, and how we can mitigate global warming
On this course, you’ll learn how to successfully teach climate change to secondary school students aged 11-14 years old.
You’ll learn about the key facts behind the climate crisis, before going on to develop practical learning activities for your pupils.
Discover how to teach climate change in schools with Climate Detectives
Using unique resources from the European Space Agency (ESA), you’ll work towards leading a team of students through the ESA’s Climate Detectives project.
Climate Detectives encourages students to research a local climate issue in their area, and use ESA resources and information on the ground to work towards a solution based on the analysis of secondary data.
Understand what climate change is and how we can mitigate it
To bolster your knowledge of the subject, you’ll learn the difference between weather and climate, and investigate the causes and effects of climate change, learning about how the climate is affected by both geological and human factors.
You’ll understand how to collect and interpret data from the Earth Observation satellite, using it to develop projects that engage and inspire your students to investigate and communicate local climate issues and solutions.
Work with other teachers to develop your practice
Alongside an international cohort of teachers, you’ll explore how the topic of change change is used in the taught curriculum, how to develop a research question using data, and how to organise your findings using the relevant scientific terminology.
You’ll finish the course confidently able to facilitate teaching and learning of climate change in your classroom, using cutting-edge resources and expertise from the ESA.
This course is designed for teachers of secondary school students aged 11-14 years old, including Key Stage 3, S1-S3, and Junior Cycle (Ireland).
In the second week of this course we look at visual satellite data from the Earth Observation Browser. You will not need to use the EO Browser to complete the course and alternative data sources are available.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
National STEM Learning Centre
The National STEM Learning Centre provides world-class professional development activities and resources to support the teaching of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. The Centre is a purpose-built, state of the art facility based at the University of York backed by an unrivalled team of experts in the fields of education and STEM.
Our team has created a suite of online and bursary supported face-to-face professional development for teachers and support staff throughout their careers. Extensive research shows the direct positive impact of our professional development on participants, students, schools and colleges.
We host a free library of online resources holding thousands of quality assured and curated STEM teaching resources alongside those contributed by the wider teaching community.
You can also join a conversation with thousands of like-minded professionals in our online community.
The National STEM Learning Centre is operated by STEM Learning Ltd. STEM Learning (formerly Myscience) is an initiative of the White Rose University Consortium (comprising the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York) and Sheffield Hallam University. STEM Learning manages the National Science Learning Network, the National STEM Centre and other programmes supporting STEM education.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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