The climate in our hands - Climate Change and Land
“Climate Change and Land” is the second teacher's guide book of the collection “The climate in our hands”, a series of volumes on the topic of climate change. It has been researched and written by the OCE team and the OCE’s scientific and education partners. Teachers who wish to request a free copy of the handbook can apply by filling out this form.
This multidisciplinary guide is aimed at primary and middle school teachers (target: students aged 9 to 15) and offers turnkey sessions based on the investigative approach to help students understand climate change and the functioning of the land, through experiments or document analysis. It concludes with proposals for mitigation or adaptation measures to be implemented in their schools or communities.
The guide book includes four main parts:
- Scientific Overview: a teacher-friendly overview of the scientific background needed in order to master the topics that will be discussed in the lessons;
- Pedagogical Overview: a brief overview of the different approaches to learning that are proposed in the guidebook, as well as some hints on how to make the best out of this teaching resource;
- Part 1 - We understand: this is the core of the lesson plan. A series of lessons are proposed that follow the natural path of reasoning of students.
- Part 2 - We act: this second part of the class activities builds up on the knowledge and skills acquired in Part 1, and proposes a project-based learning approach.
How to use "The Climate in our hands - Climate change and Land"
In this video, Djian Sadadou, Communication Officer at the OCE guide you through your use of the teacher's guidebook.