Combating Climate Change for Sustainable Development
DescriptionAn old toilet is turned into an ICT hub; then using ICT tools & resources, a simple geography
lesson on climate becomes a community project and later, an international Collaborative project
aimed at enhancing sustainable development. Climate Change, Environment, Community, CollaborationKeywords
Project Overview
Objectives • To enable Learners identify and prioritize local environmental concerns and come up with
indigenous ways of mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change in their local
community.
• To enable students to become global citizens who recognize the connections between
local and international environmental challenges and solutions through collaboration by
schools in UK,US,& Nigeria.
• To inculcate team work, collaboration and project based learning into the students’
curriculum.
Learning Areas Geography (Climate Change: Energy, Water and Waste)
Age Range 14 – 19 Years
CategoryCollaboration and Community
Author David Onyango : Kisumu Girls High School. Kisumu- Kenya
Microsoft Research Autocollage, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Paint, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Picture manager, Microsoft Photostory,Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker, MS Bing 3D Maps, Windows Live ID, Windows Live Messenger.
Software
Climate change is our
responsibility
Pictures and Information Sources.
Combating Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Teacher Planning and Management
Documents
Background & Planning:
•This is a simple geography classroom lesson that was modified into an International Collaborative Project aimed at fostering better understanding of each others’ communities in-terms of environment conservation - which is currently a major global issue.
• In the recent past, there has been several cases of floods in Kano plains, Droughts and hunger in Kisumu. Students needed to come up with solutions for the community.
•It is also expected that the exchanges of ideas on environment conservation will help to empower young people in Africa , UK and US to inspire more action on climate change and global warming.
Classroom activities and Images:
Click the links below to view pictures of classroom activities carried out in the
course of the project.
Students working on the project
Collaboration Correspondence
Background and Planning Classroom
ImagesLesson and Project Plans
Combating Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Teaching Resources
Documents
•Geography and Agriculture textbooks,
•Bing Maps
•Climate change websites and internet e-books
• UN –HABITAT/UNEP, 2003 The Kisumu City Environmental Profile on Sustainable Urban
Mobility
•http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/climate_change_processes_characteristics_and_threats
• Mr., Caleb Amasaka, Reuben Omao: Geography teachers.
• Mr. Solomon Wambogo: (Resource person) District Environment Officer.
• Mathew Ondiek: Resource person from Practical Action on Climate change - Kisumu.
Emitting more and more heat trapping gasses into the atmosphere.
This raise average global temperature and creates climate
change.
Student's Perspectives
Teacher's Reflections
Students' Activities
Combating Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Assessment and Standards
Documents
Click the documents below to see the assessment and standards covered in this learning project:
Assessment criteria
The Rubric to asses the project was developed based on the following project concerns:
• Basic ICT Skills acquired by teachers and students
•The research methods used by students
• Team Work
•Report writing
•Relevance to the curriculum
•Overall project outcome Severe drought – effects of climate change
Mapping Stardands
Teacher's Innovation
Assessment Rubric
Combating Climate Change for Sustainable Development
Teacher and School Information
School Information
Name: Kisumu Girls High School
Established: 1962 as an off-shoot of Kisumu Boys.
Type: A public school managed by the board of governors, Urban, both boarding and
Day school.
Education: Four – year education leading to award of Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE)
Main focus: To produce girls with a culture of service for the benefit of the society through active participation in academic & social programs.
Student population: 1042 as at July 2010
Age range of students: 14 - 19
Teaching staff population: 60
School front view
Teacher's Information
