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Citizen movement Klimaan: Local climate projects
In this webinar, Tris Segers, an employee of the Mechelen citizen movement Klimaan, outlines how you can deal with our commons with care: soil, water, energy, mobility, air, etc. She illustrates this using some local projects and initiatives.
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The greenhouse effect and climate change - Lernova aardrijkskunde 1
Gain insight into climate change and global warming with our educational video.
We explore the complex relationship between human activities and climate change, and highlight how global warming contributes to global climate patterns. This video …
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Climate-smart agriculture: Informative video
An information video about climate-smart agriculture. Sustainable agriculture, with energy and water smart measures. This organic farmer also does short chain sales in the Pajottenland.
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World Water Day@school 2024: Educational package
In the context of World Water Day@school on March 22, 2024, Goodplanet and Join For Water developed the educational project: 'Pip a tile and let it penetrate'
Get started with water research with your class. Examine the playground through blue-green …
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EDUbox Energy: Teaching package
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material around one social theme, tailored to students. It consists of text, video, digital tools, interactive assignments, discussion moments ...
This EDUbox deals with the theme of energy.
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EDUbox, Energy: Interactive video lesson
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material around one social theme. The EDUbox contains text, video, digital tools, interactive exercises and discussion moments.
The EDUbox exists in different forms. The interactive video lesson is the …
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EDUbox Energy: Learning path
The VRT EDUbox is digital and ready-made teaching material about one social theme. The EDUbox contains text, videos, digital tools, interactive assignments and discussion moments.
The EDUbox exists in different forms. The interactive HTML is conceived …
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Climate Clash
What factors influence the warming of our climate?
Two or more teams compete against each other to complete assignments.
While discussing, your students will gain insight into the factors that can influence the warming of our climate.
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Belgium: Climate
This digital exercise helps you learn more about the climate in Belgium. While completing the multiple choice questions you will learn more about:
- fragmentation of natural plant growth,
- various consequences of fragmentation,
- pollution of air, soil, …
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ClimateMission
Would you like to go on an adventure with your class and discover how you can make Antwerp more climate-friendly? Then join us on a Climate Mission!
During this workshop, students dive into the interactive exhibition Antwerp for Climate and learn how …
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Energy backpack
Are there energy guzzlers at your school? Let your students go on a scavenger hunt to investigate the standby consumption, lighting or heating in the classroom. Your students can use the measuring instruments in the backpack to examine the …
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NASA Science: Open Source Science Initiative
The space agency NASA is committed to building an inclusive open science community. Open source science is a commitment to openly sharing software, data and knowledge (such as algorithms, articles, documents, additional information) as early as …
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Industry: Part 3
This digital exercise helps you learn more about energy from the subsurface. While completing the multiple choice questions and fill-in exercises you will learn more about:
- climate change and climate policy,
- closure of Belgian nuclear power …
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Make your voice heard!: Climate justice and voting power
The climate crisis, the consequences of which are now being felt worldwide, can be paralyzing. In this lesson you will discover how Ecuadorians took matters into their own hands and went to the polls: they voted against oil extraction in the …
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UN Canon: The United Nations in 65 windows
The UN Canon is an introduction to the work of the United Nations. The UN is shown behind 65 windows, divided between the organization itself and its fields of work:
- UN organization;
- peace and security;
- development;
- human rights; …
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Second grade secondary school teachers wanted for climate think tank
Are you working on climate change in your lessons? Do you sometimes experience resistance among your students, for example in the form of climate fear or climate fatigue? Are your students already climate-conscious young people who realize how …
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Planet B: Lesson folder for the film
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Thirteen-year-old Bo lives in a quiet neighborhood, has a loving family, lots of friends and is doing well in school - a pretty perfect teenage life. Like young people all over the world, Bo is curious, questions everything and is rebellious. …
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The efficiency of a car
This infographic shows the actual inefficiency of our car. After all, he stands still most of the time.
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Do you eat vegetarian?: Audiovisual teaching materials
In this collection you will find audio and video for a lesson on vegetarianism. The editors of The Archive for Education looked for striking images and cut fragments to bring this subject to the classroom. Use the collection to build up your …
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Nuclear energy: Critical explanation
What can we expect from small modular reactors (SMRs)? The media increasingly argue that small modular reactors (SMRs) are sustainable, cheap and safe and justify a possible investment in nuclear power plants in the future. The political …
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MOS cartoons
A dash of humor can sometimes help to discuss difficult topics. MOS therefore invited cartoonists Davo and Floris to explore many sustainability themes.
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The sacred nature: Article with inspiring insights
Article that delves deeper into the core insights of the book The Sacred Nature .
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Pixii: Carbon-neutral construction knowledge platform
As a neutral scientific institution and membership organization, Pixii takes carbon neutrality as a starting point for making the built environment more sustainable, based on passive building principles.
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KLIMAX: Inspirational tool for climate education
When and how does climate education reach its goal and what ingredients are needed for this? How do you approach climate lessons or projects (differently)? Get the most out of it with the inspiration tool KLIMAX from Duurzaam Educatiepunt …
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Climate education with impact: Framework text on effective climate education
When does climate education have an impact? What didactic approach is needed? What scientific insights already exist? Arteveldehogeschool and Duurzaam Educatiepunt (Department of the Environment) looked into it together.
This publication brings …
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Food forest: Film review
OVUR assignment for the film Food Forest (Louis De Jaeger). The students first look for more information about the documentary maker. Then they watch the movie. Finally, they reflect on what they saw.
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2040, join the regeneration: Film review
OVUR assignment for the film 2040: join the regeneration . The students first look for more information about the film and the solutions provided. Then they watch the movie. Finally, they reflect on what they saw.
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Heat pumps, solar panels and wind energy, what you always wanted to know.
With these three educational brochures we want to provide teachers of various educational levels and secondary school students with the necessary information about heat pumps , solar panels and wind energy concisely and in understandable language. It …
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The core trip: Audiovisual teaching material
In this collection you will find audio and video for a lesson about the nuclear trip. The editors of Het Archief voor Onderwijs searched for striking visual material and clipped fragments to bring this subject to the classroom. Use the collection …
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Highways of the oceans
In this resource, students will use a multimedia module to learn about ocean currents, the highways of the oceans. They learn how important the ocean currents are to understanding the local climate.
With the help of a hands-on activity, they will …
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The greenhouse effect and its consequences
This series of activities includes hands-on experiments and the interpretation of satellite images for a better understanding of global warming effects.
In activity 1, students create a model to demonstrate the greenhouse effect and show that higher …
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Climate footprint: Sustainable compared to a fast fashion T-shirt
European consumption of textiles has the fourth largest impact on the environment and climate change, after food, housing and mobility. Textile consumption is also in the top three factors that place the most pressure on water and land use and in …
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Climate issues: Suitcase Turnhout
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Ideas for transition in the future: Article with inspiring insights
Article in which insights and arguments are given for a transition in the future.
These are based on the book Omarm de chaos by Jan Rotmans and Mischa Verhejden.
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Amazon Rainforest: Kahoots Series! - Zone 4
Series of Kahoots! with the theme, Logging in the Amazon Forest of Zone 4 . The following topics are discussed:
- Where is the Amazon Rainforest?
- Video: National Geographic: Rainforests 101
- What is the importance of the tropical rainforest?
- Video: …
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The impact of the clothing industry on the climate and environment: Teaching package
Did you know that the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of the greenhouse gases emitted by humans?
Why is it that this industry is so harmful to the climate and the environment? And why does it take so much water to make one t-shirt? What does …
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Climate Detectives: Become a climate detective and make a difference
This project was made possible by ESA. It challenges students to make a difference in understanding and protecting the Earth's climate. Students go through three phases.
- In phase 1 they look for a local climate problem. They formulate a research …
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Climate issues: Loan case Lier
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Climate problem: Suitcase Zelzate
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods, etc. Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Climate warming
If we want our children to live in a clean and healthy environment, now is the time to do something about it. The earth is not doing well. The planet is warming.
On this interactive website you will find theory, videos, but also exercises and …
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Biodiversity under pressure: Crack the climate code
Biodiversity under pressure is all about biodiversity, climate and how these two factors influence each other. The students go into our nature garden to take a closer look at the local biodiversity. In this way they discover what biodiversity …
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Sffrds!: Climate Change Self-Help
Sffrds! is the title of a booklet about climate change. It is also the basis for our lessons on climate change and related topics, from distinguishing fake news to the circular economy.
This publication explains in simple language the connection …
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Our Blue Marble
Our Blue Marble is a free in-depth guide and a guide for teachers and educators. The content addresses the relationship between human actions on the one hand and the critical problems of climate change, the loss of biodiversity, the linear economy …
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#ipullitmijaan
What we can do for the climate goes so much further than putting on a thick sweater and turning down the heating. Rising energy prices, long periods of drought, floods... show us that we have to approach things differently. More and more people …
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Climate Change: Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Climate change ... how exactly does that work?
MOS offers teachers who focus on climate education guidance in the form of a climate mind map and an accompanying text. The climate mind map provides a single summary of what is involved in climate …
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Climate at school
Climate Education is an enlightening website that helps children and young people understand the challenges of climate change and take action! The most important information about climate change is clearly bundled and tailor-made. Teachers have …
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Radiation Balance: Flashcards - Zone 4
These flashcards are part of chapter one of theme two: The system earth out of balance.
You can practice the following concepts with this exercise:
- short-wave radiation,
- longwave radiation,
- albedo,
- radiation balance,
- energy conversion, …
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Consequences of the enhanced greenhouse effect: Flashcards - Zone 4
You can practice the following concepts with this exercise:
- climate change,
- permafrost(soil),
- glacier,
- negative feedback,
- positive feedback.
You can only go through the (partial) practice set four times in the free Quizlet version. You can also take …
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ClimateScience: Educational website
ClimateScience is a science-based organization and a movement for people who want to learn how to take better climate action.
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Causes and consequences of climate change
The news increasingly talks about temperature records, melting ice caps and glaciers, drought, floods...
Do students know what role climate change plays in this? What does the future of our planet look like according to scientific models? Many …
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Exploring the soil
CurieuzeNeuzen has previously received a lot of attention. Tubes for nitrogen dioxide measurement were hung throughout Flanders in 2018 and the air quality results were eagerly shared.
In 2021, the University of Antwerp launched a new …
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Climate test for secondary education
How does your action help the climate? Do the test!
In response to #Iktrekhetmijaan, MOS developed two self-tests, one for primary education and one for secondary education. With the self-tests, the students reflect on a planned climate …Downloadable resource -
Solutions to the climate problem
This lesson package is about solutions to the climate problem. It discusses the challenges, difficulties and additional benefits that the solutions bring.
A distinction is made between climate solutions by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate …
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Handsome Buds: Research into the emergence of leaf buds
The fact that leaf buds of trees emerge in the spring is an annual natural highlight. Scientists are not yet entirely sure why leaf buds emerge earlier one year than another. Various controlling factors are known, such as day length, temperature …
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Animal: Lesson map at the movie
In this lesson folder you will find various ideas to get started in the classroom around the film Animal.
Bella and Vipulan are both 16 years old and belong to a generation that is convinced that their future is under threat. Climate change and the …
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Climate change: Brochure
Czech brochure explaining how and why climate change education is important.
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Climate: Pocket book with cartoons
Pocket book with cartoons related to the climate and agriculture.
You can use them as an introduction, discussion material or resource.
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Climate-friendly travel: Watch and listen assignment
In the video of VRT NWS , the plane, the Flixbus and the train are compared as means of transport for a holiday. This can also give rise to a debate about the climate and the theme of sustainability.
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Something new under the sun? Man and climate throughout history: Course
The climate crisis is increasingly dominating our lives. The summer of 2022 brought unprecedented monsoons in Pakistan and dry rivers in large parts of Europe. A year earlier, the Meuse Valley was flooded and climate deaths also occurred in the …
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Energy: Theme MOS
Do you want to work with your school on the theme of energy? That is always a good idea, because sustainable energy consumption benefits both the energy bill and the climate.
Could you use some help with this? Contact your provincial MOS supervisor.
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ABC of the climate
This mini-encyclopedia of climate provides a short but accurate explanation of the many keywords related to climate change. At the same time, this booklet offers a striking vision of the climate and underlying crises. It also mentions a lot of …
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The Climate Fresk of Climate Collage: Game Cards
During the three-hour interactive workshop The Climate Fresk you will learn whether your students know the essence of the climate challenge and you learn to take climate action.
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Climate change: An apology to the next generations?
Video that looks back on mistakes made in the past. In addition, the question is asked whether in fifty years we will have to apologize for global warming.
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Groundwater levels: Explanation video
Should we be concerned about low groundwater levels?
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Greenhouse Effect: PhET Simulation
In the simulation of PhET Colorado, a number of questions are asked about the amplification and the natural greenhouse effect.
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Curiosities in the garden
The Curieuzeneuzen in de tuin website contains teaching packages that focus on various aspects of the soil ecosystem and climate change, with extra attention for drought, heat waves and the resilience of our soil. We provide games, links to useful …
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Nuclear Power: Quest Sequence
Assignments in which students think about the difference between green energy and nuclear energy. They look at various reports to fill in the work bundle.
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Noah's Ark and Climate Change
The story of the Flood and Noah's Ark is well known worldwide. It is thousands of years old. Does Noah have anything to tell us about our current era of global warming?
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Breath 1, Tsunami: Less Suggestion
Lesson idea to discuss the book Breathe 1 in class.
About the book
2165. After a series of severe natural disasters, ordinary life on earth has been destroyed. Some survivors hold their own in guarded settlements. Others roam alone or in gangs. In …
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This is how other schools engage in sustainability education: Nice examples of MOS
Many schools want to share their expertise with you and show you how they approach sustainability issues. The MOS reporters gathered inspiring ideas.
We already have many examples of schools that work successfully on themes such as:
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Sustainable Construction: Kamp C
Kamp C is an information center on sustainable building of the Province of Antwerp.
An information center for private (re) builders, it has become a knowledge and educational site that also at the service of education and business world.
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Energy: Calculating Consumption
Simple exercises where students calculate:
- the consumption of electric machine is;
- the price of the amount of energy is used;
- the difference is in the purchase and consumption of an A + A ++ and a refrigerator.
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Biodiversity: Listening assignment
Students watch a documentary in which Dirk Draulans draws up a state of affairs about biodiversity in Belgium. Afterwards, the students solve questions about the documentary.
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The String Game: Impact Consumption Choices
This game aims to make students aware of the impact that our food model has on the environment, the socio-economic climate and health. The consequences of our consumption choices are expressed visually, they are represented symbolically with a …
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Young people and technology: Comfortable and energy-efficient buildings
This video shows that young people are concerned about climate warming. Often they take action themselves by moving as much as possible on foot or by bike, or by becoming more efficient with electricity. But the business community also …
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Cross-curricular work
Website with multiple links between mathematics and science and/or economics, elaborated in work bundles.
Topics covered include:
- vectors;
- a closer look at lenses;
- stop motion;
- birdhouse;
- mathematics in function of economics;
- bee hotel; …
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Integral mission: Should we maybe eat less meat?
Natural science and / or social science research methodology of our meat consumption. A summary of the items discussed:
- Days without meat in the news.
- The ecological footprint.
- Should we maybe eat a little less meat?
- We can live without meat but …
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Climate: Memory
A memory about the climate. There are cards with causes and there are cards with solutions.
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Climate: Actuales
This discussion game is based on the card game Higher-lower. The students are shown an image of an object, a food or a means of transport with a certain climate impact. They discuss with each other and provide arguments as to why one image does or …
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Climate portal Flanders
In Flanders we are already feeling the effects of climate change and that will only increase: drier summers, wetter winters, more heat waves and a rising sea level. The question is no longer whether we should adapt to the changing climate, but how …
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ecoCEO: Online game and teaching material about circular economy
EcoCEO is an educational game that introduces students to the circular economy.
The aim of the ecoCEO game is to inform students about the challenges that arise in terms of availability and finiteness of raw materials, and about the possible solutions …
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Air @ school: Toolkit
Claire (Sien Eggers) invents a lot to keep the air in her son's classroom healthy. Who will help her? Get started with air @ school and improve the air quality in the classroom (s) in secondary education. Discover that healthy air ensures …
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KNMI - Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute
The weather is erratic, the soil moves and the climate changes. For our safety and prosperity, we need to know what risks and opportunities this entails. And how we can best prepare ourselves. KNMI has this knowledge in-house as the national …
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Weather and climate: Presentation
Presentation about the differences and characteristics of weather and climate.
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Climate: Climate Youth Reporters
Young people and climate! A group of enthusiastic young people, who call themselves the Climate Youth Reporters (CYR), took to the streets. They asked people about the theme of climate. Specifically, they address three different sub-themes: …
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KRAS climate: Climate Youth Reporters
For this last episode, the Climate Youth Reporters visited KRAS Leuven, when the young people debated with local experts. They prepared their opinion on local climate issues and turned this into a highly developed speech for local politicians. …
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Climate, vegetation, latitude and longitude: Assignment
Assignment to determine the climate and vegetation type of certain regions on the basis of climatograms from the RMI and a determination table.
Linked to this is also an atlas exercise in which the students have to look up the cities in the atlas, …
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Silence is not an option: Playlist around Big Questions
Silence is not an option conducts heartfelt conversations with admirable people about the most important questions of our time. The makers are looking for people who understand what the big problems are, but are not paralyzed by them.
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MOS energy case
MOS provides free energy cases. It contains a manual and numerous instruments to conduct energy research at school together with the students. Think of energy meters, infrared thermometers and CO2 meters and so on.
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Formulating the energy case and research questions: MOS action sheet
MOS action sheet that teaches students to formulate research questions and carry out energy measurements from an angle on energy use in the school.
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Class match to organize alternative energy
This article provides tips and ideas for organizing a contest in your own class ivM alternative energy.
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Mobility: Climate Youth Reporters
The Climate Youth Reporters (CYR) take to the streets and question young people on the theme of Mobility. How do they feel about public transport? Traveling opposite without taking the plane? Facing the mobility problem in Flanders?
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Mobility and Public Transport: Climate Youth Reporters
Climate Youth Reporters Lore, Rune, Lisa and Hrachia will talk to the Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters. What is her opinion about public transport? How does she view traveling without the plane? And to what extent does she agree / disagree …
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Climate conscious: Climate Youth Reporters
Climate Youth Reporter Lore took action on the climate herself. She founded the informative Instagram page climate_conscious_. Lisa talked to her about her motivations, studies and instragram page.
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Marc ter Horst: Children's books about the climate
Marc ter Horst wrote Palmen op de Noord Pole and used many sources about climate change for this. Many of those resources can be used in a lesson or project about climate change. For example as a lesson opener on the IWB, as a start for a research or …
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Living: Climate Youth Reporters
Young people and climate! A group of enthusiastic young people, who call themselves the Climate Youth Reporters (CYR), took to the streets. They asked people about the theme of climate. Specifically, they address three different sub-themes: …
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Climate Youth Reporters
Who are the Climate Youth Reporters? Wat are they doing? And where will they take you in the coming weeks? A group of enthusiastic young people took to the streets to question other young people on the theme of climate. Specifically, they address …
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Geopolis: Online exhibition climate and female photojournalists
Géopolis is a photojournalism and educational center founded in 2017. You will also only find online exhibitions:
Travel around the world with female photojournalists
Times are changing. The #metoo movement has caused a stir worldwide. Slowly but …
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Eco-schools: Sustainable school programs
Inspiration about dealing sustainably with our living environment.
Projects:
- find and research plants;
- less waste;
- W5;
- circular economy.
Teaching materials about, among others:
- recycling,
- waste,
- packaging,
- sustainable consumption.
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Climate Council: Facts vs. opinions
Joris Meys is a statistician, data analyst and biologist. He was a teenager when he read the first IPCC climate report. Almost all of the predictions have come true. Now, almost thirty years later, there is a new report - an unmistakable warning. …
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