Mel and Kim visit Operation Coolenation HQ
Carbon Planet’s primary schools programme, Operation:Coolenation® scored a visit yesterday from Mel Hawksley and Kim Oliver, two Bachelor of Education students from the University of South Australia, who wanted to experience first hand a day in the life of the Cooelnation project. They had this to say:
As University of South Australia students coming to an organisation we didn’t know much about, it was good to meet the staff in the Carbon Planet office and learn about all the hard work that gets done.
Being Bachelor of Education students, our learning focus was Carbon Planet’s school program, “Operation Coolenation”. We got to read through brochures, newsletter articles and the teacher resources pack. We also came up with some practical implications for the classroom and reviewed some websites related to global warming and carbon emissions.
As pre-service teachers who are almost beginning teachers, it was good to see that the teacher resource books contains background knowledge for teachers as well as the materials needed to conduct these activities with students in the classroom. As pre-service teachers, we often understand the feeling of wanting to learn more about a topic in order to teach it to students, and knowing you have found a credible source to support you is one of the main goals. Being presented with a comprehensive resource on touchy subjects such as global warming and carbon emissions, gives teachers the confidence to present these topics to their students.
Global warming and carbon emissions are an important global issue that students should be aware of as it has a direct relevance to their lives. Carbon Planet provides the link for students and teachers between not knowing and being uninformed, to understanding and taking action.
If you teach young kids then I urge you to check out Operation: Coolenation®. It really is an amazing, award winning teachers resource designed specifically to teach the science of climate change to primary school aged children.
You can follow Operation: Coolenation® on twitter; see @coolenation and facebook, see facebook.com/OperationCoolenation. — DS
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