Educational materials for schools in Norrbotten
Climate change concerns those who are young today to a major extent. To engage and involve students in compulsory school, educational developers in Piteå Municipality and the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten have formulated educational materials. In these materials, research and future forecasts are described in a comprehensible and engaged manner, at the same time that it provides a tool to use in education.
The educational material comprises a report with basic climate information directed at young people and a teacher’s guide.
The report Wet winters and longer summers
What do the scientists say about the climate of the future? What will it be like where I live, will it rain more, get warmer? What will happen with the buildings and the roads? What will happen with the plants and animals? The report makes the scientists’ analyses comprehensible and has been written in a way that young people understand and can take in. It describes what the climate scenarios show for Norrbotten and how it can affect life and society.
Climate report for young in Norrbotten.
Teacher supervision
What does it look like in my surroundings? How can my daily life be affected by climate change? How can I adjust to it? What changes do we need to make now and in the future? With the teacher’s guide, teachers and students can together choose how they want to work with the climate issues. The guide provides an opportunity for varied teaching in science, social studies, home economics, physical education and health, etc. and is well rooted in the curriculum and the course syllabi. The guide contains exercises, lab work and matrices.
Financing
The publications costed SEK 140,000 to prepare, which was financed by the County Administration Board.