To allow younger children aged 13-15 to watch our films and effectively absorb some of the nuanced concepts that the films portray, we have also curated supplementary teaching materials and lesson plans based on panel discussions of UoE academics, film makers, illustrators, curriculum designers and civil society in India, Pakistan and UK. We hope that these lesson plan frameworks with fun illustrations, worksheets and in-class activities will enable children and educators to have an emotional and deeply memorable experience of learning about climate change, as well as ensure that their participation is more active than passive in climate change mitigation.
Links to the teaching resources.
Aimed at educators and children in UK
Aimed at educators and children in India
Our lesson plans are divided into a total of 9 sessions. Each session has a word document with very detailed information for the educator. We also have a presentation for the educator to engage with the students. There are also activity sheets, games, and comics to make these sessions more interactive!
More details on the sessions can be found below:
Sessions 1 to 3. Setting the context of climate change
Session 1.
Skills: recognize effects, interpret causes of Climate change
Content: heatwave, cyclone, flash flood, flood, pest infestation (locusts attack)
We have simplified versions of four News articles related to disasters and calamities that have occurred in various parts of India/UK. One news article on locusts is also illustrated. Educators are free to choose from among the articles (or read all!) and encourage students to read and draw conclusions. This activity will form the base for the subsequent discussions.
Session 2.
Skills: Remember and recollect basic terminologies related to Climate Change, understand “what” and “how”
Content: Climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases, fossil fuels, habitats, deforestation
Activities: Jumble, match
Session 3.
Skills: understand “why”, interpret reasons, recall and describe effects
Content: Development, Chipko movement, unsustainability, effects of climate change
Activities: Reading an illustrated story, Word search puzzle, Speak to elders and share experiences with the class
Session 4. Supplementing the film 'The Sea's Guardian' based in Karachi, Pakistan
Skills: Being able to sympathize with vulnerable populations because of the effects of climate change
Content: Mangroves, Coastal Area, Fishing Community, Sea Storms, Livelihood, Biodiversity Loss, Unsustainable development
Activity: Story Session, Documentary, Imagine you’re a fisherman, Draw a scene
Session 5. Supplementing the film 'Droughtlands', based in Maharashtra, India
Skills: Being able to sympathize with vulnerable populations because of the effects of climate change, view from multiple lenses
Content: Maharashtra plains, agriculture, farmers, weather pattern, hailstorms, Drought, farmers’ suicide, policymakers, politicians, political Apathy, socio-economic Gap,
Activity: Documentary, Logical reasoning game, climate mitigation game, write a letter
Session 6. Supplementing the film ‘Green Wars’ based in Kerala, Idukki
Skills: Being able to evaluate how climate change will impact the lives of people (physical, emotional impact), comprehend how climate change is affecting different states in the country and the geography of the subcontinent, view climate change issues from multiple perspectives
Content: Geography of Kerala and the Western Ghats, farming, floods, construction, development, impact
Activities: Documentary, map, odd out one, discussion
Session 7. Climate Justice
Skills: Understand disproportionate consequences, critique, debate
Content: Climate justice, global north and south, development
Activity: Identifying continents/countries on a map, Debate
Session 8- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Skills: Understand and analyse, investigate [the relation of SDGs and climate]
Content: Sustainability, SDGs
Activity: Story and interpretation, Videos
Session 9 - What can we do about climate change?
Skills: Voice questions, weigh options, decisions, explain reasoning
Content: Actions, protests, Greta Thunberg, Paris Agreement, IPCC report
Activity: 'This or that' game