BCC 2023 Secondary Resources

STEAM brief - Re-imagine where the rain goes

• This STEAM brief is a starting point for a project for KS3 which could touch on many subjects. Please do share what your students create via poppy.flint@walthamforest.gov.uk 

Hydrophobic soil: How it's impacting our drought

• New feature video explaining hydrophobic soil. Deepens the section of the Big Climate Conversation on causes of flooding.

How can water infiltration change the properties of soil?

• Article and video about why water infiltration matters in engineering.

What is a carbon footprint? KS3 - The Regenerators 

• BBC Bitesize KS3 resource to deepen the conversation around carbon footprints.

WWF carbon footprint calculator

• Online tool for anyone to calculate their personal carbon footprint

A new type of river management is coming!

• Video for explaining nature-based solutions for river management - KS3 Geography