Teachers
- Environmental education
- Teacher resources
- Interactive web based resources
- Teacher resources - scientific information on climate change
Environmental education
For support and to learn more about issues and events relating to environmental education visit these sites.
Council for Environmental Education
This used to be a national membership body for interested people, unfortunately the funding was withdrawn but the site still includes useful links and a list of sustainable organisations.
Link : www.cee.org.uk.
London Environmental Education Forum (LEEF)
Promotes the delivery of environmental education across Greater London. It provides information on what is going on in London and hosts articles on interesting educational organisations and their projects.
Link : www.leef.org.uk.
The National Association for Environmental Education
Practical support for teachers and educators with an interest in environmental education.
Link : www.naee.org.uk.
Teacher resources
Visit these sites for free, downloadable class resources, lesson plans and worksheets based around climate change and other sustainable issues.
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Resources to provide teaching units for education of sustainable energy, for Key Stages 1 to 3.
Link : Centre for Sustainable Energy - Our education and training work.
Teachernet
Includes schemes of work, lesson plans and learning materials relating to sustainable development.
Link : www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools.
Friends of the Earth
National curriculum based teaching resources based on five themes; transport, food, energy and climate change, waste and recycling and wildlife
Link : www.foe.co.uk/learning/educators/resource./
Atmosphere, Climate and Environment
A series of information sheets for ages 5 to 11, to help learn about our planet's air and mankind's impact upon it.
Link : www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
The resource area provides information and links that explain what climate change is, what causes it, why it is such an important issue.
Link : Learning and Teaching Scotland - Climate change.
Education for Sustainability
Lesson planning materials on waste management and the sustainable use of water, textiles and timber.
Link : www.e4s.org.uk.
Suschool
Online lesson plans and information illustrated with cartoons for the children.
Link : www.suschool.org.uk.
Channel 4 ‘Planet’
A Channel 4 series planned to help teachers introduce aspects of sustainable education and to provide useful information on how to actually do something.
Link : Channel 4 - Planet.com.
Centre for Research, Education and Training in Energy (CREATE)
This site provides a host of lesson plans through resources such as ‘Energyzone’. It focuses on incorporating renewable energy and energy efficiency into the national curriculum.
Link : www.create.org.uk.
Interactive web based resources
These sites provide students with on-line interactive and educational activities.
Greener Futures
An interactive and fun educational website with links to the national curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. It includes a lifestyle audit questionnaire, a panorama and educational online games.
Link : www.greenerfutures.com/green.
Learning and Teaching Scotland
A virtual community containing online games showing how everyday actions have an effect on our climate. Choose "Games" on the main menu to access them.
Link : Learning and Teaching Scotland - Climate change.
Teacher resources - scientific information on climate change
These sites provide information on the more scientific side of climate change. If you want to make a reference to current research on climate change or find the answer to a tricky question you should be able to find it here.
UK Climate Impacts Programme
This site provides scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate.
Link : www.ukcip.org.uk.
Met office
Leading international research into climate change.
Link : www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This panel assesses scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change.
Link : www.ipcc.ch.
Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Government research on climate change
Link : www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange.
Climate Challenge
Facilitates communication and action for climate change
Link : www.climatechallenge.gov.uk.
Earth Lights Picture
An image of earth from space
Link : Picture of the Earth.
