The Science Learning Hub and the New Zealand Association of Science Educators (NZASE) invite you to join our webinar with Associate Professor Chris Eames on how to teach climate change.

UPDATE

We have changed the Zoom webinar URL. All those who have registered will be sent the updated link. If you do not get an email, check your email’s junk/spam folder first, if it is not there, please email enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz.

Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges facing us today and as educators, we play a pivotal role in equipping our students with the knowledge and tools to comprehend and address this complex socio-ecological challenge.

Young people with climate protest banner in Wellington, NZ
Rights: David Tong, CC BY-SA 4.0

Taking action for climate justice

Students across Aotearoa New Zealand organised a series of school strikes and protest marches. These Wellington students hold a banner that reads “We demand climate justice”.

Throughout this session we will explore pedagogical approaches that support climate change education at a primary school level. From unit and lesson planning aligning with curriculum objectives to hands-on student activities and teacher support material, you will be provided with a range of free digital resources to help develop teaching and learning experiences that meet the needs of your class. The importance of student wellbeing, hope and agency will be central to the teaching and learning strategies being shared.

Register here

Students need to see examples of positive change that is happening. Give them opportunities to act and play a part in that change...”

Chris Eames

About the speaker

Chris Eames is an Associate Professor in the Technology, Environmental, Mathematics and Science Education Research Centre (TEMS) at the University of Waikato. He has contributed to the Environmental Science Expert Group contracted to design an Environmental Science component for the Science framework for the 2025 PISA tests.

Joining the webinar

Follow these simple steps to join our webinar:

  1. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android by clicking on the updated link to our Zoom room that is sent to those who have registered, then follow the instructions. You can also access Zoom on your phone, just follow the prompts.
  2. Find the chat box located in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen. You may need to access this by clicking on ‘More’.
  3. Using the chat box, introduce yourself, where you teach and, if you are in a group, how many people are there.
  4. Set up your screen for optimal viewing. If you’re using a mobile device, you may wish to view in landscape. We recommend selecting a thumbnail view of the presenters – this way you can easily see what is being shared on the screen.

Then you can:

  • watch, listen and respond via chat to the presentation and discussion
  • ask questions using the chat box at any time

The Science Learning Hub team will be there to support you and answer questions.

If you have any questions, please email us.

Exploring climate change education webinar series

This webinar is part of a series, the other webinars are:

  • 19 November – Understanding the basics of climate change (we are currently working on the recording of this)
  • 27 November – Exploring climate change education in secondary schools

Related content

Start by exploring our PLD article Climate change – a wicked problem for classroom inquiry and Climate change resources – planning pathways.

To view all of our climate change resources, visit the Climate change topic – use the filters to see resources with a Primary level focus.

We have also created collections for you to copy, edit and share:

  • Climate change – this focuses on the science of climate change and associated socio-scientific issues – including melting ice and sea level rise.
  • Climate change (HoS) – this collection supports the House of Science Climate Change Kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring what is climate change, ocean acidification, sea and land water, how climate change affects Māori, the Earth's interacting systems and ideas to tackle these wicked problems in the classroom.
  • Our atmosphere and climate 2020 – The Our Atmosphere and Climate 2020 report was released to all New Zealanders in October 2020. In collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ we developed a suite of teaching and learning resources around this important report.

Sign in to make these collections part of your own private collection, just click on the copy icon. You can then add additional content, notes, make other changes and then also share and collaborate with others. Find out how easy the collections tool is to use.

We have also curated a wide range of supporting resources in this Climate change Pinterest board.

Useful link

Agency in the Anthropocene – a supporting document to the PISA 2025 Science Framework.

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