For years, we’ve had a hunch that the World Climate Exercise delivers deep learning about climate change and often motivates participants to action. Now, thanks to support from the US National Science Foundation, we have data that show just how effective this experiential learning tool is. Here are three key findings from our research conducted […]
4 Tools for Teaching Engaging Climate & Systems Thinking Classes
Climate Interactive has many tools that can be used in classrooms from middle school to graduate-level for interactive and engaging classes on topics like, climate change, energy policy, and systems thinking. World Climate Exercise: World Climate is a role-playing climate simulation that gives groups from 6-80 a chance to experience how to negotiate a global […]
19 Climate Games that Could Change the Future
The prevalence of games in our culture provides an opportunity to increase the understanding of our global challenges. In 2008 the Pew Research Center estimated that over half of American adults played video games and 80% of young Americans play video games. The vast majority of these games serve purely to entertain. There are a […]
Students Experience Climate Negotiations in Simulation-Based Role-play Exercise
Providing a look at the reactions and lessons learned after participating in the World Climate Exercise, the video below shares new insights into the experiences of World Climate participants. Professor Juliette Rooney-Varga’s students entered class a few weeks ago, unsure of what to expect from the day’s class. They had been told they were going […]