Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!

The Climate Game

Provided by: Financial Times |Published on: December 1, 2023

Games Grades 9-12

Synopsis

In this game, students will examine solutions to the climate crisis, enact global policies based on environmental benefit and political capital, and attempt to keep global warming below the Paris Agreement benchmark.
Students will learn about some of the different sectors for climate change solutions, how enacting these solutions can improve other areas of civilization, and how delicate the decision-making process is for climate change solutions.

Subjects: Economics, Civics

Authors: Financial Times

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global, Connecticut

Languages: English

Positives

Additional Prerequisites

Students may need the terms green hydrogen, infrastructure, retrofit, and others defined before playing the game.
Students should understand climate change and how methane and carbon emissions impact the Earth's atmosphere.

Differentiation

Teachers can use this game as a conceptual introduction to technological innovations that fight against climate change.
After playing this game, students can research adaptation and mitigation strategies and discuss climate solutions.
Teachers and students can use the award categories as topics for further investigation and research how climate change solutions influence growth, equality, jobs, health, and nature.
Civics students can discuss the political obstacles that slow progress in fighting climate change.
Students can write and present brief reports of their choices and progress in the game and compare them to their classmates.
Math students can analyze and compare the graphs of their data from the game.

Scientist Notes

Teaching Tips

Standards

Resource Type and Format