Use Your Voice
Learning Objectives
- To understand the power of storytelling and what considerations need to be made to produce effective science communication.
- Look at how athletes are using their platform to drive positive change.
- To understand what careers are involved in the art of storytelling, including industry professionals relevant to ‘USE YOUR VOICE’ campaign.
- Explore different methods you could use to express your voice.
Lesson Description
Teaching about climate change communication?
This resource explores the power of storytelling and effective science communications and empowers your students to use their voice and:
- Tell their own climate action stories.
- Speak confidently about climate change.
- Drive positive action with their own audiences (e.g. families, friends).
In the words of Sir David Attenborough: “Saving our planet is no longer a scientific challenge. It is also a communications challenge.”
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1.Teaching resource
This resource explores the power of storytelling and effective science communication and empowers your students to use their voice.
2.Teacher guidance notes
Use these notes to help you deliver a lesson using the teaching resource.
3.Activity sheets 8-11
Printable student resource
4.Activity sheets 11-18
Printable student resource
#UseYourVoice can be delivered as part of the formal school curriculum, through school assemblies, tutorial time and/or as a cross-curricular enrichment day.
#UseYourVoice can be integrated into the following National curriculum areas in England:
- Geography: Pupils will, understand how human and physical processes interact to influence, and change landscapes, environments, and the climate.
- Science: Pupils learn about earth and atmosphere, including the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the impact on climate.
- Citizenship: Pupils will, understand the different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of his or her community, to include the opportunity to participate actively in community volunteering, as well as other forms of responsible activity’.
Gatsby Benchmark 2, 4 and 5.
Whilst the materials meet National Curriculum requirements for schools in England, the materials can be adapted for use in other devolved nations and elsewhere.
The resourced is designed to support teaching about climate change communications.
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