Climate Detectives Kids Team Leader Guide

Brief description

The Climate Detectives Team Leader Guide provides a set of steps and approaches that teachers and Team Leaders might employ with students to participate in Climate Detectives Kids. The Team Leader Guide supports participants step by step from signing up to Climate Detectives Kids to submitting activities.

SubjectsBiology, Earth Science, Ecology, Environmental Science, Geography, Science

Project Objectives

To promote the teaching and learning of STEM competences and skills, including scientific methodology, data collection, visualisation
and analysis;
To improve the younger generation’s awareness and knowledge of Earth’s environment and climate, both as a global issue and in local environments, and prepare them for the societal challenges of this century.

Age range

Up to 12 years of age

Resource available in:

Nose up high in the sky – Observing and measuring weather conditions

Brief description In this set of three activities, students will learn how their senses and instruments can be used to...

Learn about sea level

Learn how climate change is causing our seas to rise and how satellites have been measuring the height of the sea surface systematically since 1992.

Weather vs Climate – Understanding the difference between weather and climate

Brief description In this set of three activities, students will learn the difference between weather and climate. They will identify...

Paxi – Day, night, and the seasons

Brief description:Join Paxi as he explores why we have day and night, and learn why the Earth has seasons. Have...

After the storm – Tracking Hurricane Matthew and analysing its impact

Brief description In this set of two activities, students will explore the applications of Earth observation data in tracking hurricanes...

One year on Earth – Understanding seasons

Brief description This resource includes two activities to foster and enhance pupils’ knowledge of seasons, and focuses on the basic...