Earth Hour - Cards for Climate Action

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• communication
• ethical understanding
• global citizenship
• problem solving

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 7 and 8, Geography

• identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts (AC9HG7S05, AC9HG8S05).

Relevant parts of Year 7 and 8 achievement standards: Students develop a strategy for action and explain potential impacts.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

• discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability (GE4-5).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability 

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low - allow students to explore the topic independently by watching the video in the Student Worksheet.

UN SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

• Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.

• Device capable of displaying audiovisual material
• Index cards (pack of 100)
• Markers, pencils and pens
• Student worksheet (one per student)
• Whiteboard

Earth Hour is a WWF-Australia initiative and the world’s largest community-driven climate change campaign. At the centre of Earth Hour is switching off lights to show a commitment to action. Thousands of educators use Earth Hour’s education program to enrich their curriculum and provide pathways for young people to create change in their world. For the most up-to-date Earth Hour dates, times, and events, check here.

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