
Utilizador final previsto: Professor
Grupo etário: Secundário inferior; Secundário superior
Currículo escolar: Social & Environment Science
Temas e tópicos: Environmental Change; Futures Thinking; Food and Agriculture; Information & Knowledge; Citizenship
Duração: One to two class periods, depending on depth of exploration and discussion.
Tipo de recurso: Demonstration, Presentation, Online Tool
Palavras-chave: Climate Change; Biodiversity; Conservation; Geospatial Analysis
Línguas: Inglês
Descrição
The Extreme Biodiversity on the High Seas is an immersive educational tool designed to enhance understanding of environmental changes and their impacts on global biodiversity. Through this interactive platform, users can virtually visit diverse ecosystems, observe the effects of climate change, and examine real-world conservation efforts. The tour offers detailed narratives, geospatial data, and visualizations that illustrate the interconnectedness of climate systems and living organisms. Educators can integrate this resource into science, geography, and environmental studies curricula to promote inquiry-based learning and critical thinking. By engaging with this tool, students gain a comprehensive perspective on sustainability challenges and the importance of proactive environmental stewardship.
Como utilizar este recurso
Preparation: Ensure access to Google Earth on classroom devices.
Introduction: Begin with a discussion on climate change and its global impacts.
Exploration: Guide students through the Google Earth tour, highlighting key areas affected by climate change.
Analysis: Encourage students to note observations on biodiversity changes and conservation initiatives.
Discussion: Facilitate a class dialogue on findings and potential solutions to environmental challenges.
Extension: Assign students to research specific regions or species impacted by climate change using Google Earth.
Os recursos
The resources and tools, can be found here:
- Hope Spot: Costa Rican Thermal Dome – Google Earth
- Mission Blue inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue is uniting a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awareness, access and support for a worldwide network of marine protected areas – Hope Spots.
- UNEP’s Atlas of our Changing Environment
Resultados da aprendizagem
- 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
- 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
Competências verdes
- Incorporar valores sustentáveis: Promover a Natureza
- Abraçar a complexidade na sustentabilidade: Systems Thinking
- Perspectivas de futuros sustentáveis: Pensamento exploratório
Creative Commons

Climate Change and Biodiversity Exploration via Google Earth is Licensed by CC By 4.0.
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