Top Evidence-Based Climate Communications Tips

Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Provided by Climate Advocacy Lab

What it is

This one-page article outlines 7 climate communication tips.
Students will learn helpful and easy-to-use hints like when to use the terms "global warming" or "climate change" and why and how to emphasize scientific consensus.

Positives

This article will help students to feel more confident about speaking with others on the topic of climate change.

Additional Prerequisites

Students may benefit from reading about the Yale Climate Opinion Maps and the Six Americas of Climate Change, both of which are mentioned in the article.
Teachers should be responsive to the needs of their students. Some may or may not be passionate about climate change. Some students may have loved ones who do not believe in climate change or consider it a real threat to our existence.

Differentiation

If students are comfortable, they can speak about their personal experiences communicating climate change in their social circles.
Social science and English language arts educators could use this article for persuasive writing, critical writing, analytical writing, or descriptive writing. It could also be used in a Socratic seminar.

The resource is recommended for educators to prepare students for a relatable climate conversation.

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Standards alignment · MS-ESS3-3. + 7 more

Core Standards legacy

MS-ESS3-3.MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-ESS3-5.MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
D4.1.6-8D4.1.6-8 Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging the strengths and limitations of the arguments.
D4.1.9-12D4.1.9-12 Construct arguments using precise and knowledgeable claims, with evidence from multiple sources, while acknowledging counterclaims and evidentiary weaknesses.
D4.6.9-12D4.6.9-12 Use disciplinary and interdisciplinary lenses to understand the characteristics and causes of local, regional, and global problems; instances of such problems in multiple contexts; and challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address these problems over time and place.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.

Michigan Climate Education Hub Standards legacy

6-86-8 – P3.3 Construct arguments expressing and justifying decisions on public policy issues supported with evidence.
RSLSTS.9-10.1.RSLSTS.9-10.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.