Project Results

The Climax project provides two useful multimedia tools for teachers and students to develop their understanding of what climate change is and how we can mitigate it.  They will learn how to bolster knowledge of the subject, 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. Moreover, beneficiaries will understand how to collect and interpret data from the Earth Observation satellite and other resources, using it to develop projects that engage and inspire students to investigate and communicate local climate issues and solutions. Teachers will work with other teachers to develop practice, how to develop a research question using data, and how to organise findings using the relevant scientific terminology. Topics covered will be: What is climate change? How climate change is measured using satellite data. How it will be possible to mitigate climate change. By the end of the course, teachers and students will be able to: Describe what climate change is and what it is not and improve subject knowledge of how space technology is used in climate science; Identify misconceptions within your class and approaches to teaching the science of climate change; Produce a plan to support students to undertake a climate change investigation; Apply the techniques used by scientists to collect and analyse data on climate change within the classroom; Evaluate the use of climate change and related careers as a context to teach science across the curriculum.