Weather Makers - Exploring Climate Change

Weather Makers - Exploring Climate Change

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Technology
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • ...

This unit is based on Tim Flannery’s internationally acclaimed publication ‘We Are the Weather Makers‘. It presents climate science in a way that students and teachers can easily understand. Students learn the implications of global climate change but feel empowered to take action and do something about it. The activities are aligned with the ‘We Are the Weather Makers‘ book; however teachers can select particular lessons without reading the whole book. For more reliable information about climate change in Australia, visit the Climate Council.

Cool Australia would like to acknowledge:

Tim Flannery – See Tim Flannery Letter of Acknowledgment David Harding, Rose Iser, Sally Stevens Text Publishing and Purve Environmental Fund Climate Council

Tune in

Thought-provoking lessons featuring questions and activities designed to stimulate students' interest.

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Weather Makers - Tuning in to our environment

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability

Find out

Explicit instruction on the topic, increasing in complexity and breadth of knowledge.

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Weather Makers - Extreme weather

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster resilience
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Is the ozone layer a good news story?

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Looking into the future

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Lesson
  • ...

Weather Makers - Can you trust the Internet?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Technology
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Economic
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - For or against nuclear power?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Environmental
  • Energy
  • Lesson
  • ...

Weather Makers - Sink or swim?

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Energy
  • Oceans
  • Lesson
  • ...

Weather Makers - Water vapour and CO2

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Energy
  • Oceans
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Understanding ocean acidification

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Oceans and sinks

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Understanding greenhouse gases

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Lesson
  • ...

Weather Makers - The role of plants in managing CO2

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Water worries

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Mathematics
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Technology
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Take action

Contextualising knowledge and inspiring students through real-world examples. These lessons feature stories of inspirational people and organisations making a difference to help bring the learning to life.

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Weather Makers - Creating a shared climate future

  • Secondary
  • Year 9 - 10
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Lesson
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Weather Makers - Visions of the Future

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • English
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Climate Change
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