Critical Climate Media Thinking (for Geography in Wales)

This new resource brings together climate education and media literacy, helping students apply critical thinking and evidence‑evaluation skills to the climate stories they see every day.

These two lessons can be delivered within a range of different subjects or used as part of a cross‑curricular themed day. It is available at two levels, foundational and advanced, allowing teachers to select the version that best suits the needs and abilities of their class.

The curriculum mapping document provides the direct links for this resource to the progression step 4 Geography curriculum in addition to an overview of subject contribution for justification of an interdisciplinary unit.

Target year groups:

Progression step 4 in Wales

Prior knowledge:

No prior climate specialism needed. Core climate facts ate provided and pedagogical focus is on information works, rather than technical content.

Learning objectives:

  • Students will learn to analyse climate information carefully, including data, graphs, language, and sources.
  • Students will use evidence and critical thinking to judge whether climate information is accurate or misleading.
  • Students will learn to recognise how misunderstandings and poor‑quality evidence can lead to inaccurate climate claims, and to question such claims carefully and responsibly.

Resource materials written in English:

Editable PowerPoint (foundation)

Editable PowerPoint (advanced)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (advanced)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (advanced)

Word list

Teachers Notes

Curriculum rationale and mapping

Resource materials written in Welsh: coming very soon!

RMetS Quality Mark April 2026

Critical Climate Media Thinking (for Geography in Scotland)

This new resource brings together climate education and media literacy, helping students apply critical thinking and evidence‑evaluation skills to the climate stories they see every day.

These two lessons can be delivered within a range of different subjects or used as part of a cross‑curricular themed day. It is available at two levels, foundational and advanced, allowing teachers to select the version that best suits the needs and abilities of their class.

The curriculum mapping document provides the direct links for this resource to the Thrid/Fourth Level Geography curriculum in addition to an overview of subject contribution for justification of an interdisciplinary unit.

Target year groups:

Third/Fourth level in Scotland

Prior knowledge:

No prior climate specialism needed. Core climate facts ate provided and pedagogical focus is on information works, rather than technical content.

Learning objectives:

  • Students will learn to analyse climate information carefully, including data, graphs, language, and sources.
  • Students will use evidence and critical thinking to judge whether climate information is accurate or misleading.
  • Students will learn to recognise how misunderstandings and poor‑quality evidence can lead to inaccurate climate claims, and to question such claims carefully and responsibly.

Editable PowerPoint (foundation)

Editable PowerPoint (advanced)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (advanced)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (advanced)

Word list

Teachers Notes

Curriculum rationale and mapping

RMetS Quality Mark April 2026

Critical Climate Media Thinking (for Geography in Northern Ireland)

This new resource brings together climate education and media literacy, helping students apply critical thinking and evidence‑evaluation skills to the climate stories they see every day.

These two lessons can be delivered within a range of different subjects or used as part of a cross‑curricular themed day. It is available at two levels, foundational and advanced, allowing teachers to select the version that best suits the needs and abilities of their class.

The curriculum mapping document provides the direct links for this resource to the KS3 Geography curriculum in addition to an overview of subject contribution for justification of an interdisciplinary unit.

Target year groups:

KS3 in Northern Ireland

Prior knowledge:

No prior climate specialism needed. Core climate facts ate provided and pedagogical focus is on information works, rather than technical content.

Learning objectives:

  • Students will learn to analyse climate information carefully, including data, graphs, language, and sources.
  • Students will use evidence and critical thinking to judge whether climate information is accurate or misleading.
  • Students will learn to recognise how misunderstandings and poor‑quality evidence can lead to inaccurate climate claims, and to question such claims carefully and responsibly.

Editable PowerPoint (foundation)

Editable PowerPoint (advanced)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (advanced)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (advanced)

Word list

Teachers Notes

Curriculum rationale and mapping

RMetS Quality Mark April 2026

Critical Climate Media Thinking (for Geography in England)

This new resource brings together climate education and media literacy, helping students apply critical thinking and evidence‑evaluation skills to the climate stories they see every day.

These two lessons can be delivered within a range of different subjects or used as part of a cross‑curricular themed day. It is available at two levels, foundational and advanced, allowing teachers to select the version that best suits the needs and abilities of their class.

The curriculum mapping document provides the direct links for this resource to the KS3 Geography curriculum in addition to an overview of subject contribution for justification of an interdisciplinary unit.

Target year groups:

KS3 in England

Prior knowledge:

No prior climate specialism needed. Core climate facts ate provided and pedagogical focus is on information works, rather than technical content.

Learning objectives:

  • Students will learn to analyse climate information carefully, including data, graphs, language, and sources.
  • Students will use evidence and critical thinking to judge whether climate information is accurate or misleading.
  • Students will learn to recognise how misunderstandings and poor‑quality evidence can lead to inaccurate climate claims, and to question such claims carefully and responsibly.

Editable PowerPoint (foundation)

Editable PowerPoint (advanced)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (foundation)

Lesson 1 Worksheet (advanced)

Lesson 2 Worksheet (advanced)

Word list

Teachers Notes

Curriculum rationale and mapping

RMetS Quality Mark April 2026

Category 6 Hurricanes?

In this Decision Making Exercise (DME), students consolidate learning about Tropical Cyclones and explore the Saffir-Simpson scale for categorising hurricanes and decide whether, or not, to change it in response to global climate change. 

Prior Learning 

It has been assumed that students have already learned about the basics of Tropical Cyclones, where they occur, the weather associated with them and the risks they pose. These are covered in some of the resources available through the link at the bottom of the page. 

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the 5 categories of the Saffir-Simpson scale and recognise that they are based on wind speed rather than risks to humans.
  2. Describe the impact of global warming on hurricanes.
  3. Evaluate different pieces of evidence related to the suggestion that a 6th category should be added to the Saffir-Simpson scale.  

Editable PowerPoint

Evidence sheets – these could be printed and distributed around the classroom in a marketplace type activity, or shared digitally. 

Student worksheet

Further Reading

Why we need a better way to measure hurricanes

climate education quality mark Sept 25

Climate Zones of Brazil

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, COP30, will be taking place in Brazil this year.

In this resource, students will use climate graphs taken from Copernicus’ ERA explorer, to determine which climate zone three cities in Brazil are in; Belém, Quixeramobim and Porto Alegre.

The cities have been chosen to represent Tropical, Dry and Temperate climate zones respectively.
The worksheet is adaptable so that you can choose which parts are appropriate for your class.
Learning Objectives include:

  • To practice identifying climate zones
  • To practice data skills such as addition, mean and sum as well as interpreting graphs.
  • To be able to construct a climate graph.
Koppen climate types of Brazil

Image: Adam Peterson Wikipedia

Köppen climate types of Brazil CC BY-SA 4.0

climate education quality mark Sept 25

Climate Agreements and SDG13

Sustainable Development Goals
  • What actions can society take against climate change and extreme weather hazards?
  • What are the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015?
  • What does the 1.5°C goal mean?  
  • How can “Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action” help in the fight against the climate crisis?

Read the article, simplified from the BBC about the Paris Climate Agreement and answer the questions.

Resources

Climate Agreements and SDG13 ppt

Climate agreements worksheet

Paris Agreement Article worksheet

Climate Education Quality Mark April 2025

Indigenous Knowledge

indigenous voices must-be heard at cop28

How indigenous knowledge is used by local communities to inform climate change technologies, preserving biodiversity.

  • What actions can society take against climate change and extreme weather?
  • How can climate change be managed by mitigation and adaptation?
  • Who are Indigenous groups and how can they help in the fight against the climate crisis?  

A. Read the article “How Indigenous knowledge plays a critical role in tackling climate change.”

B. Highlight key terms, any things or vocabulary you do not understand, and interesting information.

C. Answer the comprehension questions based on the text:

Resources

Indigenous Knowledge ppt

Indigenous Knowledge worksheet

Indigenous Knowledge worksheet – reduced text

Climate Education Quality Mark April 2025

Adaptation and Mitigation

mitigation and adaptation graphic organiser
  • What actions can society take against climate change and extreme weather hazards?
  • How can climate change be managed by mitigation and adaptation?
  • How effective are mitigation and adaptation at combatting the climate crisis?
  • What happens when mitigation and adaptation fail?

Students complete a graphic organiser using videos and information sheets. This could be done as a marketplace activity, where students rotate around stations in the room gathering information.

Resources

Adaptation and Mitigation ppt

Adaptation/ mitigation worksheet

Adaptation and Mitigation – information sheets for the activity

Climate Education Quality Mark April 2025

Adaptation in Sheffield

geog trumps cards

Example of climate change adaptation and mitigation – Sheffield and flooding along the River Don

  1. The objective of this resource is to understand how a local area within the UK can adapt to extreme weather and try to contribute to mitigating climate change.
  2. To do so you will first play a game, then you will produce a plan to combat flooding in Sheffield in a decision-making exercise.
  3. Finally, you will look at some of the actual strategies being used in Sheffield to try and tackle flooded linked to climate change.
  • Why does Sheffield Flood? What role does Extreme weather play?
  • What actions can society take against climate change and extreme weather?
  • How can climate change be managed by mitigation and adaptation?
  • Is Sheffield ready for the extra flooding attributed to climate change?

Resources

Adaptation Top Trumps – introduction

Adaptation Top Trumps – file for printing

External link: strategies to adapt to inland flooding in Sheffield from Earth Learning Ideas 

DME – saving Sheffield from flooding

Climate Education Quality Mark April 2025
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