Information for educators
This section is for educators looking to introduce energy, climate change and carbon capture and storage into lessons/curriculum, or interested in hosting a CO2degrees Education Workshop at your school or community group.
Please download and use the resources below, but also let us know if you are starting to use this material – we can offer advice, or showcase your students learning online. We can also connect you with other science, climate and energy educators from around the world.
Also access our NEW resources from the GeoBus Education Resources home page or download the complete PDF below.
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This experiment uses balls and toothpicks to represent atoms and bonds.
Watch a video of this experiment here: http://youtu.be/HfTZ6KossZ0
Mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to see what happens. Note: safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/3l7NFSPL0pM
This experiment uses peas to visualise 'parts per million'.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/Eg4_CVaVHE8
Developed with the support of Richland Community College, this experiment shows density of liquid and how CO2 acts within those layers. Note: safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/QIW_BM069E8
Developed with the support of Richland Community College, this experiment uses jars and lamps to show the effect of heat from the sun. Note: safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/joQoshnRa20
This experiment shows how dissolving CO2 gas in water can make a weak acid.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/dZwZL_H7tCs
This experiment shows how CO2 is created and captured when vinegar and bicarbonate soda are mixed. Note: Safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/0SwPJUB3sdc
The experiment uses a balloon to capture CO2 from a soda bottle.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/RgmhwdUbABg
Developed with the support of Richland Community College, this experiment shows how to make ethanol - a replacement for gasoline - from yeast and corn syrup. CO2 is also created during this process. Note: safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/9oDmXQiY7e8
This experiment uses air pressure to move CO2 along a hose or pipe.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/xfeU3E3DWgQ
This experiment uses water and small pebbles to show how CO2 can be safely stored underground.
This experiment explores porosity and permeability of different types of chocolate bars.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/gdusKRebnxA
Developed with the support of Richland Community College, this experiment illustrates how CO2 can be used to push more oil and gas out of reservoirs.
Watch a video of this experiment: http://youtu.be/_84o41-AEo4
This experiment shows how CO2 can displace fluids. Note: safety warning.
Watch a video of this experiment:http://youtu.be/sl1_pibBM5Q
Australia's CSIRO CarbonKids program and the Global CCS Institute have put a climate change twist on the classic 'Snakes and Ladders' – a fun and simple game to help recap student learning.
Australia's CSIRO CarbonKids program and the Global CCS Institute have put a climate change twist on the classic 'Snakes and Ladders' – for an extra challenge, download this ‘Do It Yourself’ versions to allow students to customise their own games!
Australia's CSIRO CarbonKids program and the Global CCS Institute have put a climate change twist on this classic card game (played to the rules of 'Happy Families' or 'Quartet'). This is a fun and simple game to help recap student learning. For an extra challenge, download this ‘Do It Yourself’ version to allow students to customise their own games!
Australia's CSIRO CarbonKids program and the Global CCS Institute have put a climate change twist on the classic 'Snakes and Ladders' – for an extra challenge, download this ‘Do It Yourself’ versions to allow students to customise their own games!
As part of their teaching resource, the UK’s Crown Estate and GeoBus have added to our Carbon Cards Challenge game with fresh, printable vocabulary cards, including blanks for student-led ideas. These cards can be used as extension tasks for faster students and fun fillers during lessons.
As part of their teaching resource, the UK’s Crown Estate and GeoBus have created these fantastic themed trump cards to introduce students to the many types of careers in geology and low-carbon energy. The game is played to the rules of ‘Top Trumps’. They can be used as extension tasks for faster students and fun fillers during lessons.
Present students with their very own CO2degree.
Print and hang these posters featuring symbols for all the key energy sources.
Every slide you could need when hosting your workshop. File coming soon.
UK curriculum mapped education resource from The Crown Estate and GeoBus.
The Crown Estate and GeoBus have designed this resource to provide teachers with an introduction to carbon capture and storage (CCS), a carbon emissions reduction technology. It provides experiments, activities, lessons and homework ideas as well as links to a number of other useful CCS education resources. All the lessons have been linked to the UK curriculum codes (current at time of writing) this includes the Scottish Curriculum for excellence and the English Key Stage 3.
Access the resources from the GeoBus Education Resources home page or download the complete PDF below
Students
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Resources
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