Climate Schools Programme: Geography lesson plans

Bring climate change to life in your geography classroom with this free Climate Schools Programme taster!

Specially designed for 11–14 year olds, this resource uses Net Zero by 2050 as a real-world hook to build key geographical skills like interpreting maps, globes, and atlases, and applying this knowledge to real issues such as planning onshore wind farms.

The lesson is packed with ready-to-use presentations, activities, and case studies, making it easy to show students how geography connects to STEM careers and the world around them. Plus, you’ll help your students develop teamwork, problem-solving, and communication skills that are essential for their futures.

This resource supports Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers.

Explore more with Climate Action theme packs for clubs, or mix and match lessons across subjects. This directly supports to achieving Gatsby Benchmark 4: linking curriculum learning to careers.

Sign up for the full program at: https://eukeducation.org.uk/climateschoolsprogramme/tes
For more careers activities visit: www.neonfutures.org.uk/
For more lesson plans visit: www.eukeducation.org.uk/

Climate Schools Programme
This Climate Schools Programme taster, created especially for TES, features a small sample of the lessons and activities available through the programme. This free programme is for teachers working in state-funded secondary schools, teaching 11 to 14 year olds in science, geography and English.

This Geography lesson sample introduces Net Zero by 2050. The full programme builds on geographical skills, looking at maps, globes, atlases and how this knowledge can be applied in the classroom as well as the outside world, including using geographical information to make and present conclusions. It also looks at the planning of onshore wind farms and the impact of Net Zero

The curriculum-linked lesson plans cover English, science and geography classes and includes everything you need to deliver the lesson, such as presentations, lesson plans, activity plans, case studies, curriculum alignments and worksheets. Through taking part, students will develop skills such as teamwork, problem solving and communication – all vital to future employability. There are also Climate Action theme packs available to support existing extra-curricular clubs or new Climate Action Clubs. Your school can choose to do 1 or 2 lessons in one subject, or use the resources and activities with your students across all subjects.

• To sign up for the full Climate Schools Programme, please visit https://eukeducation.org.uk/climateschoolsprogramme/tes