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:

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 – The Water cycle

Brief description:Join Paxi as he visits Planet Earth, and learn about the water cycle. In this video, targeted at children...

The greenhouse effect and its consequences – Investigating global warming

Brief description In this set of three activities, students will do hands-on experiments and learn how to interpret satellite images...

Images from Space

Learn how satellites can help us monitoring our planet. Video by ESERO Germany (in English).

Radar vision

Discover how Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission uses its radar to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface.

The ice is melting – How can we investigate the effects of melting ice?

Brief description In this set of four activities, pupils will explore the impacts of global warming and melting ice on...