Climate Mental Health: Climate Emotions Wheel
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hes0yZ7QQIT6IaYijax3_5aXbtHAx-LIj_VDPVzG4I4/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hes0yZ7QQIT6IaYijax3_5aXbtHAx-LIj_VDPVzG4I4/edit
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Education and Outreach
This learning activity takes 10 minutes
Learn more about Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness»Grade Level
Elementary - College
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Teaching Tips
- Teachers need to be aware of what background knowledge their students have about climate change and be ready to provide that background knowledge.
- This activity could provide a good baseline and post survey to allow students to navigate their emotions before and after engaging in climate action once they have agency.
About the Content
- This Climate Emotions Wheel is based on the research of Panu Pihkala at the University of Helsinki and particularly his 2022 paper Toward A Taxonomy of Climate Emotions.
- Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
About the Pedagogy
- It could be helpful to print off the emotion wheel as an ongoing resource to refer to during climate-related discussions. It could also be valuable to use this resource for other climate-related topics such as climate advocacy.
