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Climate Science Education

Climate science education in primary schools

In 2021, PSTT held its first Climate Symposium, sharing a platform for a number of organisations to discuss their thoughts on, and activities for effective climate science education. A selection of 6 sessions from the programme are available to watch below. Scroll to view details of each session.

PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

Threats to nature: Climate Crisis – Amy Ball – WWF-UK

Classroom Session for 7-12-year-olds: 56 minutes.

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PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

Threats to nature: Making climate conversations more accessible and diverse - Joycelyn Longdon (Climate in Colour)

Teacher CPD: 54 minutes.

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Threats to nature video

PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

Why climate psychology is essential in climate education and what to do about it - Jo McAndrews and Caroline Hickman (Climate Psychology Alliance)

Teacher CPD: 60 minutes.

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Why climate psychology is essential video

PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

I bet you didn’t know… cutting edge science research can be shared with primary children – Dr Alison Trew – PSTT

Teacher CPD: 43 minutes.

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I bet you didn’t know video

PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

Combatting climate change by eating seasonally and Using digital literacy to explore the climate crisis – Michele Grimshaw (PSTT) and Paul Tyler (Kirkhill Primary School and PSTT)

Teacher CPD : 66 minutes.

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Combatting climate change by eating seasonally video

PSTT Climate Symposium 2021

School of fish: Upcycle a sculpture shoal – Alistair Lambert – Alistair Lambert Artworks

Classroom Session for all primary: 63 minutes.

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Our Why&How? magazine, issued termly, includes articles about climate science

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