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The Climate Change Conundrum

Secondary

Description

The Climate Change Conundrum is meant to help students identify their emotions surrounding climate change and provide coping strategies. 

After reading through the cartoon students will be asked to identify what the characters are feeling and why they might be feeling this way. Students will be encouraged to share their own emotions related to climate change and offer their coping strategies. They will then discuss the Coping Strategies Model, co-created with Inês Lopes, PhD, psychologist and education consultant. 

General Assessment

Recommendation of how and where to use it

This resource aligns well with the framework of Science, Technology, Society, and Environment (STSE) education. STSE emphasizes understanding the interface between science, technology, society, and the environment, encouraging students to engage with real-world issues and develop critical thinking skills. 

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        • Science 10: Energy Flow in Global Systems
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    • Grade 11
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        • Earth Science 11: The transfer of energy through the atmosphere creates weather and is affected by climate change
        • Science for Citizenship 11: Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally
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        • Environmental Science 12: Human activities cause changes in the global climate system
        • Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.
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        • Senior 2 Science: Weather Dynamics
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        • Interdisciplinary Topics in Science 40S: Science, Technology, Society and the Environment
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        • Science 9 Ecosystem Dynamics: Learning and Living Sustainably
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        • AP Environmental Science: Global Change
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        • Science (Academic):Earth and Space Science: Climate Change
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        • Environmental Science 12: Human activities cause changes in the global climate system
        • Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.

Themes Addressed

Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)

  • Climate Change