This resource helps KS3 pupils consider social, economic and environmental issues to address the question:
Should we invest in canals to help fight climate change?
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Making life better by water
Canals and rivers are key in the fight against climate change. The 250-year-old waterways network faces threats from extreme weather and needs investment to protect the canals, heritage, and habitats.
This resource helps KS3 pupils consider social, economic and environmental issues to address the question:
Should we invest in canals to help fight climate change?
A guide to using this flexible resource to support the taught curriculum, a synoptic topic, or a focused project for an ECO or STEM club.
Explore the inland waterways to learn about their historical purpose, their importance for wellbeing and wildlife, and their social value and economic impact.
Interactive presentation tool with suggested activities and discussion topics.
Facts, photographs, charts, data, and more to aid learning and stimulate discussion.
Explore 9 different ways canals can help fight climate change, with supporting real-world examples, video clips and data.
Interactive presentation tool with suggested activities and discussion topics.
Facts, photographs, charts, data, and more to aid learning and stimulate discussion.
Case studies to demonstrate the challenges and cost of restoration and maintenance work to keep the network resilient and safe.
Interactive presentation tool with suggested activities and discussion topics
Facts, photographs, charts, data, and more to aid learning and stimulate discussion.
A snapshot of careers and pathways to working with canals and rivers, including apprenticeships and early career opportunities.
Interactive presentation tool to inform and stimulate discussion.
Facts and shared experience to engage pupils.
A framework to help pupils record social, economic and environmental issues to help them answer the question:
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