Climate change & environment
A healthy planet can provide enough clean air and water, food, energy and shelter for everyone. Yet our world is under threat
Those with least power, wealth and resources suffer the worst effects of environmental destruction and receive less than their fair share of the planet's benefits.
Please note: If you are searching for Key Stage 3 and 4, or Post-16 materials, please view our Secondary School page .
![]() Go green with CAFOD poster pack
This fun poster and activity pack includes stories from CAFOD partners and loads of activity ideas for how your school can take action for sustainability. Includes sunflower seeds! |
![]() Climate Change scheme of work (237.50 kB) Cross-curricular scheme of work covering five daily sessions for KS2. |
![]() Climate Change game for assembly (93.48 kB) Climate Change game to accompany the Climate Justice assembly | |
![]() The Greenhouse Effect explained (132.50 kB) Short powerpoint to use with the climate change scheme of work outlining how greenhouse gases impact on our planet. |
![]() The impact of climate change (2.12 MB) A 22-slide powerpoint explaining possible effects of climate change, and highlighting examples from CAFOD's work around the world to accompany the climate change scheme of work. |
![]() Climate justice images (2.93 MB) Images to go with climate justice assembly that explore how climate change affects poor communities in the developing world. |
![]() Climate justice assembly (920.86 kB)
Create a climate for justice! Assembly explaining how climate change affects poor communities in the developing world. |
![]() The Greenhouse Effect worksheet (94.79 kB) Workheet to use with the climate change scheme of work, with labels to cut out and stick onto a diagram of the greenhouse effect in action. | |
![]() The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar experiment (111.00 kB) Instructions, equipment list, methodology, plus a results chart and graph to use with the climate change scheme of work. |
![]() The Eighth Day - children's sketch (720.46 kB) The earth is God’s gift to all of us, so living sustainably helps us to share responsibility for God’s creation. But we don’t always treat the Earth with the respect it deserves, as we can see with this sketch |
![]() Environment assembly for KS1 and KS2 (33.50 kB) Assembly on the environment for Key Stage 1 and 2, focused on growing plants and food. |
![]() Caring for the Forest assembly (85.00 kB) A primary school assembly drama looking at forest conservation in Cambodia |
![]() A day in the life of the Sau family pdf (719.12 kB) Poster illustrating the daily activities of the Sau family in Cambodia, showing them engaged in reforestation. |


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