Exploring climate change data

This activity helps learners understand how climate change is measured. In groups, learners explore real-life global data to learn more about climate change. Through discussion questions, learners will interpret the data. They'll think about what the data represents, why it is important to take measurements, what measurements are useful to help us understand climate change and what the data means. The data learners investigate is from before and after the industrial revolution. 

It presents a good opportunity to apply learning in science and mathematics. 

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Royal Meteorological Society climate change content quality mark

~ 1 hour
KS3

Preparation

What you need

  • a copy of the teacher guidance
  • copies of the global data examples (printed our or on tablets/computers)

Location

Indoors

Step by step

  1. Download the guidance and slides.
  2. Read the guidance for step by step instructions to the activity.