Climate change and sustainability articles from SSR

Welcome to the School Science Review Climate Change & Sustainability Hub

Explore a curated selection of articles from School Science Review, the journal for ASE members dedicated to 11–19 science education. This collection offers in-depth insights into climate change, sustainability, and environmental science, supporting educators with the latest research, teaching strategies, and real-world case studies. Whether you’re looking for classroom resources, expert analysis, or innovative approaches to science education, our articles provide valuable knowledge to inspire and inform. Stay up to date with developments in climate science and empower your students to engage with the challenges of a sustainable future.

How not to climate communicate: understanding directionally motivated reasoning and its impact on climate change education (open access)

Mary Gagen summarises why, and how, learners’ beliefs and life experiences shape how they interpret climate information and why we need to consider

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ASE Presidential Address: The role of science education at a time of climate crisis and the sixth mass extinction (open access)

What is the particular contribution that school science can make, given the climate crisis and the increasing loss of biodiversity?

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The greenhouse effect: a primer (Follows)

Global warming is arguably our most pressing existential threat; this article covers the essentials of the underlying science

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Climate change: evidence and causes

The science behind climate change generally considered to be due to human activity.

Wed, 01/01/2014

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Impacts of COVID-19 on UK environmental science engagement projects

Impacts of the pandemic on environmental science engagement with UK children and valuable learning on increasing resilience for future engagement

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The many and varied careers available in the automotive industry

Pete Jackson explains how change in the automotive industry, driven by climate change and safety issues, is providing new career opportunities

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Modelling changes in atmospheric CO2 through science practical work

Rachael Bailey shows how to model historical changes in atmospheric CO2

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Dioramas, visualisation and sustainable futures

Simon Taylor discusses a research project in which 13- to 14-year-olds in New Zealand used diorama construction to study climate science

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How to power a space station – hinterland electrochemistry (Marchant)

Jennifer Marchant shares some 'green chemistry' hinterland ideas for teaching electrochemistry.

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Extraction and recycling of important E-metals (Markwick et al)

The authors explain how the processes of reclamation and extraction of important E-metals are rapidly changing.

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A glimpse into the future: using deep eutectic solvents for environmentally compatible extraction and recycling of important E-metals (Markwick et al)

This article discusses the potential use of a greener technology for extracting and recycling metals.

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What is there to learn from time-travelling trees? (Dobbie et al)

A research institute is using one of the world's largest climate-change experiments to inspire the next generation of plant scientists and forester

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STEM careers: STEM and systems thinking for tackling the climate and nature crises (Neugarten)

Martha Neugarten shares her journey through education to her work at the Environment Agency.

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Raising awareness of their carbon footprint among senior secondary students in Delhi (Tanwar)

Calculating carbon emissions to encourage students' low-carbon behaviour.

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Hydrogen! – a clean energy for the future (Macdonald)

Could hydrogen potentially be a significant contributor to decarbonising our atmosphere?

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Practitioner case studies

Andrew Chandler-Grevatt introduces a case study by Ravina Winch, which explores the impact of an embodied approach to environmental education.

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