Climate Change Charades
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Provided by: MIT Day of Climate|Published on: March 30, 2025
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Synopsis
- In this interactive and kinesthetic activity from MIT Day of Climate, students will demonstrate what they know about climate change topics by playing a game of charades, acting out various terms without speaking.
- Through this activity, students will understand the interconnectedness of climate change topics and that there is not one isolated cause-and-effect relationship.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: MIT Day of Climate
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Students will be moving around throughout the activity, which will keep them engaged.
- Connecting terms to movements and actions is a strategy that is great for all students, especially English language learners.
Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to provide their names, email, and other information to access the materials.
- Students should already understand climate change and related topics, such as land use change, sea level rise, the greenhouse effect, pollution, and severe weather. Teachers can refer to the list of terms for a more complete picture of what students should know.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The crackling timer in the slides may be overwhelming for students with anxiety or sensory processing differences. Teachers may want to mute this timer.
- Additionally, some students may need more time for the questions and charades portions than the 20 and 30 seconds allotted on the slides. Teachers may want to do a trial run with students and adjust the timers as needed.
- Teachers can follow this activity with a lesson about climate change solutions. Language arts teachers can use the Solutions to Climate Change Writing Lesson, and science teachers can use the Science Lesson: En-ROADS Climate Change Solutions.
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Day of Climate
Day of Climate is a new initiative designed to equip K-12 learners and their educators with concise, hands-on educational materials and tools to better understand climate change, its impacts, and potential solutions. This effort unites the broader MIT community to engage learners and educators in concrete actions addressing climate and sustainability challenges.
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