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The bushfire crisis that is currently impacting Australia is beyond devastating. The scale of these fires defies the imagination. For so long now we have lived with skies laden with smoke as a constant and inescapable reminder that this is not an ordinary summer. This is weather and drought at its most extreme. Our only salvation will be rain but this is not the season for that and the long term forecasts are not promising. Our young people, in particular, will be affected and will need special care in the weeks and months to come. What might this mean for schools and for student agency?

"A new study from North Carolina State University finds that educating children about climate change increases their parents' concerns about climate change. "There's a robust body of work showing that kids can influence their parents' behavior and positions on environmental and social issues, but this is the first experimental study demonstrating that climate education for children promotes parental concern about climate change," says Danielle Lawson, lead author of a paper on the work and a Ph.D. student at NC State."

In teaching and for learning relationships are everything.   This is one of those statements that cannot be overstated, it is true now, it has always been true.To craft a truly positive school climate demands our fullest attention to every detail of every relationship we build but the effort is well worth it.  

Mars Climate Orbiter Crash b/c of math conversion

David Roberts, Grist.org, David Roberts at TEDxTheEvergreenStateCollege TEDxTalks 69,027 views

This is a great set of video and other resources from London's science museum about climate change and its mitigation. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

This image-rich site contains a wealth of fascinating geography and Earth science information. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

A great science resource showing and explaining how weathering can change the landscape. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

Whether you're interested in keeping tabs on Arctic sea ice, finding a renewable fuel source close to your home, or monitoring corporations' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, there's an app for that. 

A climate game where players must make key decisions for the world's environment. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

This is a set of environmental games where players take the role of a CEO of a company and try to please everyone and make the best decisions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

Travel in time and explore NASA satellite visualizations in 3D.

Travel in time and explore NASA satellite visualizations in 3D.

The children's section of the American Museum of Natural History site is packed with fun, games, images and information about the natural world. Explore animals from the distant past right up to how humans read expressions. There is something for anyone. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

River-wrecking dams are the wrong choice for a warming world. International Rivers works on three key areas where climate change, dams and rivers intersect. For an in-depth look at each of these areas, click on the links below or visit our Publications page.

Very nice interactive illustrating things like sea surface temperatures, tectonic plates, human populations - for any part of the world (I'm from Australia and it even had us covered!)