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General Objective of the Module

The general aim of the module “Climate change” is to provide primary school students with
information that is important to know and understand about climate change – what are its causes and
impacts, and what are the solutions.

Based on this handbook for teachers, the module provides a presentation for students to be used in
class, lesson plans for the age groups 6-10 and 10- 12 and a data bank with further resources.

Topics:

1) What is the difference between the weather and climate?
2) What is climate change?
3) What causes climate change?
4) What are the impacts of climate change?
5) What are the solutions to climate change?

Learning goals

 Students will understand what is climate change, how we know that it is changing, and why it
is happening
 Students will be able to describe the impacts of climate change and will develop an awareness
of and empathy for people and communities affected by climate change
 Students will understand their personal impact on the world’s climate and consider different
actions that individuals, communities and decision-makers can take to respond to climate
change

1. Introduction

There is overwhelming scientific evidence to show that there have been changes in the global climate
since the early 1900s, and that these climate changes and the future ones predicted are largely due to
human activities releasing a huge amount of greenhouse gases, which are warming up the earth.
Climate change is a global threat that is already having an impact on millions of people around the
world – it has damaging effects on natural resources, land, food, and people, especially the poorest
ones. These issues, which are expected to influence the lives of the students for decades to come,
make climate change an important topic for the classroom.

The following material was prepared based on the:

 https://climatekids.nasa.gov/ and https://climate.nasa.gov/
 IPPC, Climate Change 2022. Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Summary for
Policymakers.
 Zabel, I. H. H., D. Duggan-Haas, and R. M. Ross (eds.), 2017, The Teacher-Friendly Guide to
Climate Change. Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.