Innovate for Climate Change Course
Create an app that aims to act on climate change
Students work in teams to design and create an app that acts on climate change over 12 sessions
Skills Builder accredited course content providing essential skills for students
A course mapped to the Computing curriculum providing climate action and digital literacy skills
On-demand teacher training
Mapped to Y8/S2 curriculums
12 Sessions
In class or extracurricular
Basic to advanced programming
Curriculum Mapping
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Teacher training for this course
Apps for Good provides a short online training course that we strongly encourage all educators to complete before delivery of the course content. The training will introduce you to the subjects of climate change and climate action as well as the teaching approaches utilised in the course.
Training part 1: Course background
Objective: To help you understand more about this course, so you can explain it to your students.
Training part 2: Preparation
Objective: To walk you through the technical and general set up that needs to be completed in advance of delivering the course.
Training part 3: App Lab, computing & digital tools
Objective: To show you how to set-up your App Lab teacher account and how to use App Lab.
Training part 4: Feedback
Objective: To show you how to collect feedback in order to measure impact.
Innovate for Climate Change course workbook for students
The digital workbook contains session activities so you can guide your students through the course
Course sessions
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Course resources
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Session 1: Technology for Social Good
Learning Objective: To understand how technology can be created for social good
Session 2: Climate Change
Learning Objective: To understand the impact of human activity on the carbon cycle and create an app to check other people’s understanding
Session 3: Rethinking
Learning Objective: To understand systems thinking as a means of acting on climate change
Session 4: Climate Action
Learning Objective: To understand how to use technology to take action against climate change
Session 5: Imagining a Positive Future
Learning Objective: To understand what motivates others to take climate action
Session 6: Climate Action App Ideation
Learning Objective: To refine ideas for a climate action app
Session 7: Idea to Pitch
Learning Objective: To prepare to pitch an idea for a climate action app to an Expert
Session 8: Expert Engagement
Learning Objective: To present an app idea to an Expert
Session 9: Prototype App Development 1
Learning Objective: To outline the functionality of a prototype climate change app
Session 10: Prototype App Development 2
Learning Objective: To create a user experience in a prototype app
Session 11: User Testing
Learning Objective: To incorporate feedback into an improved climate action app prototype
Session 12: Prep for Showcase
Learning Objective: To complete and present a climate action app prototype