The Climate Change in Scotland interactive website aims to show in a fun way how little changes in the way we do everyday tasks can have a positive effect on the environment.
Aimed at pupils aged between nine and 14, the website seeks to raise awareness of climate change and its potential affects on Scotland by showing how different lifestyle choices influence our climate.
Developed by Learning and Teaching Scotland, through funding from the National Grid for Learning Scotland and the Scottish Executive's Environment Group, the website features comprehensive resource materials as well as four interactive games to encourage children to make small changes to their daily lifestyle to help protect the environment. There are also comprehensive resources for teachers, including lesson plans, classroom activities and curriculum mapping.
Ecoschoolsis designed to make sustainable development part of the lifestyle and ethos of participating schools.
It is a programme for promoting environmental awareness in a way that links to many curriculum subjects, including citizenship, personal, social and health education (PSHE) and education for sustainable development. It is also an award scheme that will raise the profile of participating schools in the wider community.
The European Environment Agency Eco Agent Department website is designed to help young people learn about the environment in a fun way and covers the following themes: climate change, air pollution, transport, water pollution, and waste and chemicals. Participants can sign up as Eco Agents, undertake a series of missions, play games, read about research, take quizzes and compare their scores with other agents. The site also has an eco glossary.