Impacts of climate change (KS3/4)

National Association of Environmental Education

Young people in schools say that they want to learn more about climate change and the other environmental threats we face such as the destruction of habitats and the extinction of species. ...

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Climate Change by Numbers | Is the earth warming? | BBC Four

Dr Hannah Fry explains how we have come to the statistic that the earth has warmed by 0.85 degrees Celsius since the 1880's.

Content

  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 6'08''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Weather and climate | Climate, weather and cloud types | Measuring weather

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Energy and climate change | BBC Four

Dr Helen Czerski demonstrates how climate change is impacting the ocean.

Content

  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 4'44''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Weather and climate | Climate, weather and cloud types | Climatic zones

Bang Goes the Theory | What causes flooding? | BBC One

A demonstration of how rainfall and changing landscapes are causing more severe flooding.

Content

  • Channel: BBC One
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 3'42''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Natural hazards | Rivers and flooding | Flooding

Wild Weather | Jet Stream | BBC One

An exploration of flooding in Britain due to a disruption in the Jet Steam caused by global warming.

Content

  • Channel: BBC One
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 2'51''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Natural hazards | Rivers and flooding | Flooding

Climate Change: The Facts | Sea Level Rise | BBC One

The impact that rising sea levels is having on the landscape and people in Louisiana.

Content

  • Channel: BBC One
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 2'44''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Natural hazards | Rivers and flooding | Flooding

Planet Earth | Polar bears' habitat under threat from glacial melt | BBC One

David Attenborough discusses the effects on polar bears of melting Arctic ice caused by global warming.

Content

  • Channel: BBC One
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 2'03"

Curriculum connections

SMSC | Geography | Climate Change | COP26 | Effects of climate change

Panorama | Rising temperatures and wildfires | BBC One

Rising temperatures are causing wildfires in dry areas of Britain.

Content

  • Channel: BBC One
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 4'27"

Curriculum connections

Geography | Weather and climate | British weather and climate | British climate

Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve | Maldives coral | BBC Two

Simon Reeves witnesses the impact of climate change on the coral in the Maldives and explains why the islands and the ocean in general are so dependent on coral.

Content

  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 4'49''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Travel & Tourism | Coastal landscapes | Coastal management | Coastal management

Weather World | Record-breaking heat and extreme rainfall | BBC News HD

Nick Miller examines recent developments in extreme weather caused by climate change.

Content

  • Channel: BBC News HD
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 4'15"

Curriculum connections

SMSC | Geography | Climate Change | COP26 | Effects of climate change

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures | Climate change preparation | BBC Four

Dr Tara Shine demonstrates the importance of putting measures in place to prepare and defend people from the impacts of climate change.

Content

  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Format: TV
  • Duration: 4'54''

Curriculum connections

Geography | Natural hazards | Rivers and flooding | Flooding