Resources for Reporters
Resources for Reporters
Here you'll find everything you need to tell your story through writing, photography or video, as well as resources on our three main themes: Climate Action, Biodiversity Loss and Pollution.
Reporting 101
Resources on effectively telling your story through photography, video, and writing.
Climate Action Schools Year Planner - Keep track of your Eco-Schools work and our offering of lessons and training with our new Climate Action Schools planner. Printable on A3 for your Eco-Committee to write on.
Free online course on FEE Academy on storytelling through photography.
Learn the basics of writing informative articles and create your own.
Perfect for decorating a noticeboard or classroom. Created using materials from the World's Largest Lesson.
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Workbook and video on confident public speaking from FEE and the Speakers Trust.
An introduction to Young Reporters for the Environment from the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)
Learn about composition, saturation, and exposure in this video.
Photographer Andrew Perry talks about smartphone photography.
Climate Action Theme
An exercise on the carbon Footprint of everyday items adapted from "How Bad Are Bananas?" by Mike Berners-Lee
Interactive lessons for all ages with accompanying classroom resources.
An introductory activity to gauge your group's feelings and experiences of climate action.
Think about how to have a productive conversation about climate change with an adult.
Create a comic strip about the story of a plastic bottle, a marine animal or anything else!
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Find out about community resilience as a context for learning within Curriculum for Excellence
A resource to support educators' practice in learning and teaching climate change.
Explore how different countries contribute to and experience climate change.
Understanding where energy comes from and how not to waste it is key to reducing carbon emissions.
If we could all reduce our energy usage we could significantly reduce our carbon emissions.
Investigate the insulating effect of greenhouse gases over time.
Investigate how greenhouse gases are made and their effect on temperature.
Demonstrate the consequences of sea and land ice melt as a result of global warming.
A list of learning activities and curricular links on practicing responsible production and consumption.
This activity, including a discussion and an experiment, will help pupils learn about how trees help to prevent flooding and pollution and influence our weather and climate.
Interactive lessons and classroom resources all about sustainable living.
A discussion of the impacts of climate change being seen in Scotland
Cameras at the ready as you explore barriers and solutions to active travel in your community
Author and illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo reads her book Flooded, a beautiful story that introduces concepts about climate change and the importance of working together to build strong communities.
Suirbhidh gus fiosrachadh fhaighinn mun sgudal a tha na thrioblaid anns a’ choimhearsnachd agaibh.
Lesson plans on climate justice and solar lighting from SolarAid and Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Introduction to the concept of sustainability using Boardmaker PCS Symbols
Find out how much traffic passes your school. Useful when campaigning for air quality improvements or road safety.
Do you want to make your school more climate-friendly? If so, this guide is for you!
This webinar from Shout Out UK and FEE gives you the tools to identify and tackle false news and to respond to climate denialism, as discussions about global warming continue to heat up.
Learn the importance of trees as carbon sinks by estimating the carbon content of a tree and discussing the role of forests in climate change. Created by LEAF Ireland.
Effects of climate change on health from the World Health Organisation
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Climate change and water lesson from Deutsche Welle in partnership with FEE.
This experiment will introduce pupils to the important role of trees and forests in the Carbon Cycle
What is the greenhouse effect and why does an increased greenhouse effect lead to climate change?
Biodiversity Loss Theme
In this activity, pupil will learn about the myths surrounding our native trees, as well as getting to know the trees themselves better with a wonderful resource from Forestry Commission Scotland.
A resource co-created with educators to help pupils assess the benefits and risks of going outdoors for themselves, including completion of a risk assessment.
Create a comic strip about the story of a plastic bottle, a marine animal or anything else!
Experiences and Outcomes related to the Eco-Schools Biodiversity Topic.
Two activities, the first is a simple activity from Keep Wales Tidy to help young children understand food webs. The second is an activity from Keep Scotland Beautiful for older pupils, where pupils create a food web based on local animals and plants.
In this activity pupils will look at what different groups of people want from a forest. They will use this information to examine conflicts of interest around forest use.
In this activity, pupils will explore myths and stories relating to trees and forests and use them as inspiration to create their own tales. .
This resource helps pupils connect to their local trees and plants, as well as our Gaelic cultural heritage. There are activities for younger and older pupils, which can be adapted to suit your individual setting. The activity was created in celebration of International Day of Forests, which takes place every year on 21st March.
A simple STEM activity to help you estimate the height and age of a tree.
Dandelions are often considered weeds but they are a source of pollen and nectar for insects in the Spring.
This lesson plan, invites you to learn more about pollinators and create a pollinator friendly garden. This lesson has been adapted from a Portuguese entry to a FEE lesson plan competition.
Interactive lessons and classroom resources to support your work on the Biodiversity Topic.
In this activity, pupils will first explore sounds from nature, including sounds from inside a tree. They will then use natural materials to create their own music.
Storyteller and author Allison Galbraith takes us on an imaginary trip to learn about some of Scotland’s wildlife using old folk tales.
A series of activities produced by NatureScot that help children and young people understand their responsibilities in outdoor environments.
A simple way for children to understand the impacts of plastic pollution on wildlife.
Author and illustrator Sally Anne Garland joins us courtesy of the Scottish Book trust to read her story ‘The Chalk Garden’ and teaches us how to draw some of the bugs we can see in our gardens.
Author and Illustrator Mini Grey reads her book "The Last Wolf" courtesy of the Scottish Book Trust.
A webinar from WWF Malaysia about the importance of biodiversity, the challenges and threats, as well as taking action from the Eco-Schools perspective.
We share our environment with thousands of other species - what wildlife lives near you?
This resource encourages pupils to find their local trees and forest and learn more about them through thinking about their various roles and interviewing local residents. They will then share their findings as stories, artworks or plays.
Lesson plan from Deutsche Welle in partnership with FEE.
Introducing people doing conservation work where they live. From Deutsche Welle in partnership with FEE.
What can we do to protect pollinating creatures? From Deutsche Welle in partnership with FEE
What can we do to protect forests? From Deutsche Welle in partnership with FEE.
Apply simple maths in a practical context to estimate the height and age of a tree.
Learn how trees help prevent flooding and pollution as part of the water cycle.
Investigate the value of pollinators and pollinator friendly plants. Adapted from a lesson created for the FEE Biodiversity Lesson Plan Competition.
Use natural materials to create art, connecting them to the natural landscape. Finished creations are left to nature, connecting pupils to natural cycles. Adapted from a resource created by FEE.
A look into the history of how, when and why this material ushered in the plastics century.
Create a comic strip about the story of a plastic bottle, a marine animal or anything else!
How long does it really take litter to degrade? Find out with this experiment.
A list of learning activities and curricular links on creating sustainable cities and communities.
A list of learning activities and curricular links on clean water and sanitation.
Rachel from The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland explains how to build your very own wormery.
This activity, including a discussion and an experiment, will help pupils learn about how trees help to prevent flooding and pollution and influence our weather and climate.
See if you can find an item of litter for every letter of the alphabet. Look carefully!
An activity to convert data to a graph to make it easily understood by anyone who sees it.
Films and resources made by pupils about how consumer choices can fight climate change.
What are the problems and benefits of plastic? How did we end up having such a big problem with plastic?
A PowerPoint presentation about the issue of Roadside Litter for Upper Primary.
Design a Litter Monster that will help clear your local environment of all sorts of rubbish!
A simple way for children to understand the impacts of plastic pollution on wildlife.
Dèan sgrùdadh sgudail fhad ’s a tha sibh a’ togail sgudail gus ionnsachadh dè seòrsa trioblaid a th’ agaibh agus gus ur cuideachadh le bhith a’ cumail sùil air an t-suidheachadh.
Infographics from Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland on single use plastic
Welsh author Tracey Corderoy reads her book ‘It’s Only One’ and leads a conversation about becoming an author. Tracey appears courtesy of the Scottish Book Trust.
Acclaimed author and naturalist Sarah Roberts reads her book ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’, and inspires us all to act on plastic pollution.
Author Emily Gravett reads her book ‘Too Much Stuff’. A great lesson on the importance of changing our relationship with things and the impact that our love for stuff can have on the planet.
Suirbhidh gus fiosrachadh fhaighinn mun sgudal a tha na thrioblaid anns a’ choimhearsnachd agaibh.
Look into the concept of manufactured design, and how a marketing decision helped make single use plastic popular.
Find out how much traffic passes your school. Useful when campaigning for air quality improvements or road safety.
Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution—it's time for change!
Have a look in your wardrobe and think about how we can take care of our clothes to make them last.
