Climate change is a complex issue. In this introductory activity from the Centre for Science Education and the Comino Foundation, students are asked to look at four photographs depicting issues related to climate change and to think creatively about how the people in the pictures might feel. Students express their...

A Catalyst article about the sudden onset of an ice age and whether it is a scientific likelihood. Looking at evaporation, greenhouse gases and thermohaline circulation in the world's ocean currents the article explores likely scenarios for a major drop in temperature.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE...

A collection of resources linked to climate change themes suitable for primary aged pupils. Themes include but are not limited to, environmental change, melting ice and glaciers, the greenhouse effect, fossil fuels, green power and sustainability. 

A collection of resources linked to climate change themes suitable for secondary aged students. Themes include but are not limited to, global warming, recycling and sustainability, flooding, pollution, renewable energy, the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect and global goals for sustainable development.

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These information sheets and mind-map are based on part of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report from 2022 looking at the impact of climate change across Africa: environmentally, socioeconomically and politically. The extended student information sheet identifies specific climate hazards and...

An activity that encourages students to form opinions on the issues of climate change and put forward arguments in a simulated world climate change conference scenario. Groups are assigned to one of ten countries from around the world and represent them and pledge emission reductions. Both qualitative and...

This collection contains a selection of videos relating to themes concerning climate change.

The first collection focuses on the rise in Carbon Dioxide levels in the atmosphere over time. The second resource offers three perspectives on...

Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this A4 colour brochure describes the leading role played by UK scientists and engineers at universities, observatories and research council establishments in the Cluster mission that is currently exploring the Earth's space environment. The European...

This resource is a full investigation with additional activities using a variety of multi-sensory approaches where students are experimenting to make the best protective sea wall.

These are activities on the theme of...

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE) is a Key Stage Four investigation into kinetic and potential energy, based on a real-life context. If a large asteroid hit the Earth, could it cause a global catastrophe? In this unit, on a table-top scale, students simulate what an impact would be...

In this activity, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, students look at the Sun and the Milky Way in different wavelengths. They apply their understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum to astrophysical objects and look at why it is important to use the whole spectrum in astronomy. The images of the Sun are...

This resource provides activities that link in which geography at primary level, using images of cities and Islands around the World taken from Space. These images taken by Tim Peake, support children in recognising human and natural features from an aerial view. They develop their understanding of maps and keys/...

A Catalyst article examining what causes breaking waves to leave foam on the beaches. The article explores the human impact on the environment and the changes in the growth of algae in the seas.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1.

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These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recognise that stirring does not affect the solubility of a substance.

• Recognise that increasing the volume of solvent does not increase the solubility of a substance...

In this activity students are required to test the following statement:  “It is very likely that the Arctic has warmed at more than twice the global rate over the past 50 years”  Students calculate different averages, complete graphs and interpret the results.