The MOOSE Climate Education Learning Progression is designed to help students interact with three major themes related to climate:
- Data Literacy: Collecting, understanding, and using data related to climate
- Systems & Connections: The interconnected influences of all elements and individuals on climate and climate on those elements and individuals
- Communication: Combining data literacy with systems and connections to effectively convey and interpret ideas about climate
The Learning Progression aims to help students gradually make the links between various systems and the Earth's climate across all disciplines, not just science. Through this progression, learners will also be supported in developing appreciation and respect for the planet that will then scaffold their sense of agency and responsibility, ultimately leading to action.
Modules in the Climate Education Learning Progression are all related to the same systems-thinking question: How does climate influence us and how do we influence climate?
- Build a shared understanding of climate vs. weather
- Interpret climate data and use it to communicate meaning
- Connect climate to systems across disciplines and communities
- Support agency, responsibility, and action over time
Explore the Modules
In the earliest grades, modules focus on building a foundation for understanding the differences between weather and climate.
In later elementary grades, students expand into a deeper understanding of climate data and how they can interpret it and use it to impact the actions of others.
By the time students hit middle school, students are equipped to draw on their communication skills and systems understanding to make a targeted public service announcement.
Students in high school are supported to discover, design, and take action on their own climate solutions and help others take action as well.
- Field notes for Maine climate solutions
- How do we make meaningful connections between people and their climate?
- Climate change: Have an effect with 1000 small actions!
- Small Actions Make Big Changes
- How can I understand and impact my town's climate story?
- Creative paths: What other cultures can bring to climate change
The modules in this Learning Progression were made possible by a partnership with the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance.