How can chemistry lessons help learners make sense of climate change and sustainability?
In this session, we explore how sustainability contexts can bring chemical concepts to life and connect them to the global challenges of climate change.
We use examples from historical developments and current research to show how chemistry underpins a range of climate solutions. We will look at how chemists and scientists tackle these issues, helping learners see the relevance of their studies beyond the classroom.
We will explore ready-to-use resources and approaches, and reflect on how teachers could adapt these for their own settings. We will also draw on findings from the Green Shoots report to show how teachers can embed climate change and sustainability more consistently and meaningfully into chemistry teaching.
