Issue07:AwardsandAdventuresJanuary2018
Inside NewYearHonourforWWWPatron
WWWpartner,OceanImaging,telloftheirunderwateradventuretoGreenlandanddivingwithicebergs.
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WWWPatron,Prof.TerryV.Callaghan,receivedaCMGinthe2018NewYearhonoursforservicestoadvancingknowledgeandinternationalcollaborationinArcticscience.ProfessorCallaghanistheUK’sleadingexpertontheimpactofclimatechangeintheArctic.Overacareeroffivedecadeshehasledground-breakingresearch;builtimpressiveinternationalteams;anddeliveredexceptionalscientificresultsacrossthePolarregions.Heispassionateaboutthevalueofresearchforthepublic,includingyoungpeople,andpolicymakers.We’reincrediblyproudthatProf.CallaghanhaschosentolendhisexpertisetoWWW,passingonhisknowledgetotheyoungpeopleweareworkingwith.Onlearningofhisawardhesaid:“Iamdeeplyhonouredandhumbledbythisrecognitionofmylife’sworkwhichdependedonselflesssupportfrommyfamilyandcooperationwithinspirationalfriendsaroundtheworld.Onlybyworkingtogetheracrossnationalborderscanweunderstandtheworld’schangingenvironmentandhowweshouldadapt.Weowethistofuturegenerations.”
AwesomeArcticAdventures–reviewofourinauguralmulti-schoolevents,plusdetailsofhowyoucanrequestaspeakerorworkshopforYOURschool. 3
ShowyoursupportforWWW’sBathLifeAward2018nominationbywishingusgoodluckonTwitter,FBandInstagram!
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4WWW’snew-lookKS2SchemeofWork;chancetobuyasignedcopyofDavidHempleman-Adams’newbook.
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Followingahugelysuccessful2017duringwhichweworkedwithnearly5000children,WWWisnominatedforaBathLifeAward!
Wecouldnothavehadsuchagreatyearwithoutthehelpandsupportofsomanypeople.Ifwemakeitthroughtobefinalists,orevenwin(!),itwillbeafantasticrecognitionofeveryone’shardwork.Wecouldnothavehadsuchagreat2017withoutyourhelpandsupport.Andyoucouldhelpustowin!Pleaseshowyoursupportforusonsocialmediamakingsureyoutagus,@BathLifeAwardsand#BathLifeAwards.
Twitter-@wickedweather1|Facebook-@wickedweatherwatchInstagram-@wickedweatherwatch
WWWgoesforBathLifeAward
Thankyoutoeveryonewhohelpedmake2017amazing!Overthepastyearwehavebeenfortunateenoughtoworkwithmanywonderfulvolunteers,advisors,contributorsandpartners,andnotleastallthesuperschoolswehaveworkedwith.Someofourhighlightsoftheyearinclude:• HostingNorthaboutopendays–over500peoplecamedowntovisitthisArcticexpeditionyacht
whilstshewasmooredinPortisheadMarina,witheachyoungvisitortakingawayabraceletmadefromropethathadtravelledaroundtheNorthPoleduringthePolarOceanChallenge!
• BristolFestivalofNature–aswellasthepublicweekendwetookpartintheschoolsdaywhere80childrenfrom5schoolsracedtodressasanexplorer,namedArcticanimalsandwitnessedclimatechangeinajar!
• OurArcticAdventuredayatUWE–bringingmorethan100childrenfrom8schoolstogether,usingmusic,streetdance,cookeryandagiantmaptoexploretheArcticandclimatechange.
• Developing‘take-away’experimentcardswithourpartnerINTERACT.• Continuingourworkwithindividualschools,madepossiblebyourbrilliantbandofexplorers.
Withyoursupportwehaveworkedwithmorethan70schoolsandover4,800children,bringingtheArcticandclimatechangeintotheclassroom,andusingfunandengagingmeanstoexploretheseimportantissues.Wecountourselvesveryluckythatourworknotonlyraisesawarenessofclimatechange,oneofthebiggestglobalchallengesfacingtheyouthoftoday,butthatitallowsustoworkwithsomanyknowledgeable,inspiringandcreativeindividuals,includingalltheyoungpeoplewhoparticipateinWWWactivitiesandshowsomuchpassion,energyandinteresttotakeonthischallenge.
Thankyouallformakingour2017great!GillandVicky.
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AwesomeArcticAdventures!AteventsheldatUWE(Bristol)StAndrew’sPrimarySchool(Bath)andTheCryptSchool(Gloucester),pupilsacrossyears4,5and6andtheirteachersusedcreativesessionstolookatclimatechangethroughtheeyesoftheArctic.Duringthedayschildren(andteachers!)hip-hoppedasiftheywerefreezingwaterandice,learnedaboutchangestoArcticlandscapesandhabitats,usedsoundandmovementtoexploreclimaterelatedchangestakingplaceintheArcticandhowtheyareaffectingthepeopleandanimalsthatlivethere,bakedfootprintstoexplorefoodmilesandcarbonfootprintsandwalkedovergiantmapstounderstandmoreaboutthegeographyofthisfantasticpartoftheworld.Areal-lifeexplorerattendedeachofthedays,givingthechildrentheopportunitytotryonsomepolarexpeditionclothesandaskquestionsaboutwhatitisliketovisitthisextremeregionthatissoimpactedbyclimatechange.Ahugethankyoutoouramazingfacilitatorsfortheirhardworkandinspiringsessions:EmmaEspley,SoundMatters,JukeboxCollective,KathrynMinchew,SarahShawandEmilyHastings.We’realreadylookingforwardtoournextArcticAdventuredayonthe8thFebruary,kindlyhostedbyHighSchoolforGirls,Gloucester.
TherunuptoChristmaswasa
busytimeforWWWaswewelcomedover
250childrento3separateevents
withinthespaceof2weeks!
DoyouwanttogoonanArcticAdventure?Orhearabouttheadventuresofapolarexplorer?PerhapsyouwanttorunaclimatechangeorArcticfocusedlesson
atyourschool?
Thenemailschools@wickedweatherwatch.org.uktoregisteryourinterestinfutureevents,ortobookaworkshoporspeakerforyourschool.
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divingatvarioussitesalongthewaytodocumentmarinelife.However,strongwinds,acrashedcomputerandothersetbacksmeantthattheyonlyhadacoupleofdaystodiveamongtheicebergswhentheyreachedtheirfinaldestination-Ilulissat.ButasyouwillseefromtheseamazingpicturesandextractsfromStefan’sjournal,itwasworththewait!
Divinginthepresenceoficebergs.
WhenOceanImagingwenttoGreenlandlastsummer,theplanwastomakeittoTheWorldHeritagelistedIlulissatIcefjord,scuba-
“Beforelong,wewereunderwater.WeweredivinginTheArctic!Thesitewasspectacular.Vibrant,healthyfieldsofseaweed.AsidefromafewcuriousGreenlandicCod,fishlifethoughwaslimited.Butatacloserlookwithintherockyreef,loadsofsmallshellfishfilteredthenutrientrichwaterandsmallmacrolifehidinthegapsofthereef.Thewasthebaseoftheimportantecosystem.”
“Ourbiggestuncertaintywaschoosingtherightspottojumpin.Wehadbeenwarnedaboutthedangersoficecollapsingandthesebergsweren’ttobemessedwith.AsIgotcloserandclosertotheiceberg,itseemedtogrowntallerandtaller.OnceIreachedthebaseIlookedupandfeltasthoughIwasatnexttoatenstorybuildingofice.”
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OceanImagingareoneofourbrilliantpartners,lookingattheimpactofclimatechangeontheArcticOcean.ThefullaccountoftheirGreenlandtripcanbereadonourwebsite.
Tofindoutmoreabouttheirworkvisit:theocean.com.au
“Then…somethingfeltwrong.Iheardmuffledscreamsandshoutinginthedistance.Ipulledmydivehoodawayfrommyear.Iwasbeingwarnedtoswimawayfromtheiceberg.Itwascracking.Iwasscared!Ifranticallyswambacktotheboatandclimbedaboard.Myheartwasracingbutahugegrincameacrossmyface.Itwasincredible!”“Whenyou’reunderwaterit’snotuncommonforsomeofyoursensestobeheightened.Iwasworriedthatthenearbyicewouldcollapse.Thewaterwasover200mdeep,thatthoughtalonewasintimidating.”“Withinafewmoments,Kikiwasdownthere.Sheglidedpast,andreachedouttouchingtheicebergwithonehand.Overallwespentabout30minutesunderwater.Whatanadventure!Whatanexperience!”
“OneofthereasonsIlovevideographyisbeingabletoshareexperienceslikethisthatmostpeoplewouldneverhavetheopportunitytofeelintheirlife.Oncepeopleseeforthemselvesthatsomethinglikethisispossible,allofasuddenitbecomespossible.Thisphilosophyalsospeakstruewithclimatechange.It’seasytodiscardsomethingasfakeanduntrueifyouhaven’tseenitforyourself.AsanunderwatervideographerI’vebeenseenmanyclimateimpactsfirsthand.Mymissionistosharethesewiththeworld.”
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WWWisamemberofTheClimateCoalition–agroupofover130organisationsacrosstheUK
workingtogethertoactonclimatechange,andtoaskpoliticianstoputasidetheirdifferencesandcommittodoingwhateverisnecessarytoprotectourplanet.ShowTheLove
isanannualcelebrationofallthatwelovebutcouldlosetoclimatechange.
SchoolsShowTheLove!Manyofthepeople,placesandthingswecaredeeplyaboutarebeingaffectedbyclimatechangehereandnow—but
yourschoolcanshowthelovetohelpprotectthem.
AspartoftheannualShowTheLovecampaign,whichthisyeartakesplacefrom6th–14thFeb,you'lljoinTVpresenters,communitygroups,Premiershipfootballclubs,andhundredsofthousandsofpeopleacrosstheUKinshowingtheloveforallthethingsyouwanttoprotectfromclimatechange. Downloadthehandyschoolsguide(co-createdwithWWW!)forthreecreativeandcraftywaystogetyourKS1andKS2pupilsinvolved.Pupilswillexploretheworldaroundthem,learnabouthowclimatechangeaffectstheeverydaythingstheylove,andsharethemessageintheircommunity.
ACTIVITY1:CRAFTAHEART:sopupilscanshowoffwhattheyloveandwanttoprotectfromclimatechange—fromsports,totheirfamily,oreventheirfavouritefood!ACTIVITY2:NOTICECHANGES:Therearesignsofclimatechangeallaroundus,particularlyastheseasonschange.Engagewithclimatechangebylookingoutforsignsofspringthatareappearingearlierthantheyhaveinpreviousyears.ACTIVITY3:GOONATREASUREHEARTHUNT:Treasurehuntactivitiesnurturecuriosityandhelpyoungpeoplediscoverhiddenmessagesandfacts,aswellaslearningabouthowtonavigatetheworldaroundthem.GetstartedwiththebeautifulheartsyoumadeinActivity1,orbyaskingyourpupilstowriteamessageabouttheirfavouritesignofspring.
showthelove.org.uk/schools#showthelove
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Inthenews…The‘imminentminiiceage’mythisback,andit’sstillwrong.
Butthescientificresearchisclearagrandsolarminimumwouldtemporarilyreduceglobaltemperaturesbylessthan0.3°C,whilehumansarealreadycausing0.2°Cwarmingperdecade.Readthefullstory:
theguardian.com/environment
Contactus
GillJohnson:[email protected]
VickyOram-Ahern:[email protected]
www.wickedweatherwatch.org.uk
SignedcopiesofSirDavidHempleman-Adams’latestbook
availablenow!OpenWater–BreakingIceisDavid’saccountoftheincrediblejourneythatNorthaboutmadearoundtheArcticCirclein2016.
OrderyourcopynowfromtheWWWwebsite.Allproceedsgotoourschooleducationprogramme.
NewlookKS2CurriculumWetakepupilsonanawesomeArcticadventurewiththisfull
schemeofworkmeetingKS2Geographycurriculum.Thisexciting,topicalandcontemporaryresourcehashadamakeover!Funimagerymakesitmuchmoreuserfriendlywithanoverviewpageand6detailedlessonplansovertwopageseach.Thereismorethanenoughmaterialforatermlytopic,sothisuptodateresourcecanbeusedasacompletepackageover6weeks,ormanyoftheindividualaccompanyingresourcescouldalsobeusedasstand-aloneactivities.ThisschemeofworkenablesteachersandpupilstoexploretheincredibleArcticregion;climatechangeisstreamedthroughout,withasignificantfocusonclimatechangeandthefutureoftheArcticinweek6.
AccesstheseresourcesforFREEonourwebsite!
