Earth Day 2026 – Live Lesson: Watch now

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Curriculum links:

  • National Curriculum, England - Key Stage 2 – Science and Geography
  • National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - Key Stage 1 and 2 – The World Around Us
  • Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - 1st and 2nd Level – Sciences
  • Curriculum for Wales - Progression steps 2 and 3 – Science & Technology

Learning objectives:

  • Learn what climate change is and how carbon dioxide (CO₂) warms the planet.
  • Identify everyday choices that create more or less carbon emissions.
  • Recognise that these choices make up a carbon footprint and that simple actions can reduce it.
  • Communicate ideas for reducing carbon emissions through design and creative work.
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What will happen in the Live Lesson?

This Live Lesson is packed with interactive activities and ideas to get your class thinking about climate change.

Hosted by Megan McCubbin and Ade Adepitan, this curriculum-linked Live Lesson for 7–11 year-olds sets your pupils a low-carbon mission: helping to put on a planet-friendly gig for band manager Hacker T. Dog.

Along the way, we'll explore what climate change is, learn about greenhouse gases and CO₂, and discover how everyday choices can make a difference.

The Live Lesson is available to watch now on this page.

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Mission Packs

Download the Mission Pack in preparation for the Live Lesson. There are 3 versions available. Choose the option which best suits your needs.

Pupils are still able to participate without access to the Mission Packs. All instructions will be on screen. We recommend that pupils have a notebook and pen or pencil to hand.

Designed to be opened and edited using a tablet. Pupils will be able to type in text boxes and use the pen tool to draw.

Mission Pack: digital

To be printed double-sided on 2 sheets of A4 paper. Fold in half to create A5 booklet. Pages are numbered and should run from 1 to 8 when one sheet is placed inside the other. Designed to support black-and-white printing.

Mission Pack: printable booklet

This is the best option if you do not have the option to print double sided. Designed to support black-and-white printing.

Mission Pack: printable A4 sheets
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Extra resources

Recap the key points from the lesson

Keep the learning going after the lesson with a downloadable poster that sums up the key learning and a song from the Low-Carbon Legends!

Press play to listen to the Low-Carbon Legends song

Download the lyrics to the Low-Carbon Legends song

Low-Carbon Legends song lyrics
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How to get involved:

This programme was pre-recorded and accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools.

We added as many messages as we could to this live commentary page on the day of the Live Lesson.

Please do not send any more emails about this lesson, as they will not be included.

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Where next?

Information about our 2025/2026 Live Lessons for 7-11 year olds.

BBC Live Lessons for 2025/2026

Learn all about the water cycle as we go on an expedition deep into the rainforest.

Watch again: Earth Day 2025 – Live Lesson

A collection of Bitesize sustainability and nature resources.

Wild About Nature with BBC Bitesize