Climate Action and Light Pollution Threat (CliC-PoLiT)

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Descrição

O Climate Action and Light Pollution Threat (CliC-PoLiT) project addresses critical environmental challenges – climate change, urban sustainability, and light pollution – through systemic, interdisciplinary approaches that integrate Science, Arts, and Humanities. By empowering students to investigate, solve, and act on real-world environmental issues, the project fosters essential skills such as problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. Students share their findings with their communities, promoting broader societal awareness and engagement.

The project provides a suite of resources, including guidelines, educational materials, and professional development tools for educators. These resources support the integration of the topics into school curricula and include assessment frameworks for both teachers and students.

The project, which concluded in 2024, introduced three replicable initiatives: two robotics competitions and a culminating Students’ Parliament Program. In this program, secondary students debated how European society should address scientific findings on light pollution. Discussions centered on four key themes:

• Impact on Biodiversity
• Impact on Energy Use
• Loss of the Night Sky
• Satellite Constellations

This innovative approach not only deepens students’ understanding of sustainability challenges but also inspires actionable solutions for a more sustainable future. Resources can be used individually or used in clusters depending on your need and level of experience.

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Como utilizar este recurso

You can use the CliC-PoLiT Educational & Assessment Toolkits to look for:

• Background information on Light Pollution, its effects on the environment, and its connection to climate change;
• Ideas and resources to support classroom activities;
• Connections between classroom activities and our pedagogical framework, and suggested ways of implementation;
• A how-to guide to introduce selected digital resources in schools;
• Introduce modern assessment practices to teachers including formative, summative and student self-assessment.initiatives.

You can also use the reports of the three initiatives that were implemented by the project – two robotics competitions and a culminating Students’ Parliament Program – that can be inspiring to be replicated.

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Os recursos

On the CliC-PoLiT website, under the menu TOOLKITS you can find the Educational & Assessment Toolkits. Under the menu COMPETITIONS, you can find the reports of the robotics competitions and the Students’ Parliament Program.

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Learning Outcomes (Teachers)

• Obter conhecimentos prévios e aprofundar o conhecimento e a compreensão dos conceitos-chave da Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade, desafiando as visões do mundo e os valores estabelecidos.
• Aplicar uma série de ferramentas e quadros adequados para promover a Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade dos estudantes
• Refletir sobre a prática e examinar os programas curriculares nacionais para identificar oportunidades de promover a Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade de forma interdisciplinar e envolver as partes interessadas externas.
• Sintetizar de forma colaborativa os conhecimentos, as ferramentas e os quadros para criar materiais didácticos e planos de aulas adaptados ao seu próprio contexto local
• Desenvolver e aplicar critérios de avaliação para avaliar a Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade nos alunos.
• Através de actividades de workshops e de comunidades de prática, desenvolver capacidades e agência enquanto educadores e líderes da Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade.

Resultados da aprendizagem (Leadership)

• Through workshop activities and communities of practice, build capacity as Sustainability Citizenship educators and leaders.

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Competências verdes

• Incorporar valores sustentáveis: Valuing Sustainability; Promoting Nature
• Abraçar a complexidade na sustentabilidade: Pensamento sistémico; Pensamento crítico; Enquadramento de problemas
• Perspectivas de futuros sustentáveis: Futures Literacy; Adaptability
• Agir em prol da sustentabilidade: Political Agency; Collective Action

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Creative Commons

The resources were created by the CliC-PoLiT Consortium and is shared here by their kind permission.

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