Collection - Climate change – the basics

Climate change is a complex issue. There is one thing we can all agree on the temperature of Earth is trending upwards. Our climate is changing and this has wide and devastating implications for our planets ecosystems.

This collection is to support an understanding of the basics of climate change.

Climate versus weather

There is a saying that climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.

Weather is what is happening right now. It is the current atmospheric conditions – temperature, rainfall and wind happening in a specific location or region. The weather can change daily or even hourly.

Climate is a combination of weather conditions that occur throughout the year and is averaged over decades – 30 years or longer.

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Understanding the basics of climate change

This recorded webinar provides teachers with the key science ideas they need to teach climate change.

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Differences between weather and climate

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What is climate change?

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The greenhouse effect

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Greenhouse gases and the atmosphere

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Earth systems and climate change

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Why climate matters

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Climate change and impacts on biodiversity

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Why climate change matters to Māori

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Climate change education can be approached in different ways. Think about the underpinning scientific concepts that need to be unpacked and scaffolded and build understanding - alongside some of the socio-ecological explorations.

Hope and agency must be dovetailed together.

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Climate change – classroom competencies

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Climate change – a wicked problem for classroom inquiry

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Climate change – challenging conversations

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Climate change – key terms

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Climate change literacy learning links – teacher ...

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Many other resources that explore the impacts of climate change

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Drive it Down! – a context for learning

Drive it Down! – a context for learning curates resources about the global and urban carbon cycles for younger learners. The resources include key terms and kuputaka and card games.

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