Join 2022-2023 Climate Detectives and make a difference

In the Climate Detectives school project, teams of students are challenged to investigate a local climate problem. This year the project is open to students aged 8 to 19 years old. By using real satellite images, analysing historical climate data or collecting their own measurements, students can monitor or mitigate the problem they chose to investigate. At the end of the project, students share their results across the Climate Detectives Community and get the chance to see what other teams from ESA member States have done. This way everyone can learn from each other, and students can also raise awareness of the problem they have investigated not only in their local communities but at the European level.

Take a look to the project gallery for some inspiration and check the new multimedia section with educational videos and links dedicated to Earth Observation and Climate. Environmental challenges like droughts, wildfires, melting glaciers, deforestation, or adaptation of agriculture are some topics of past. This year, mini case studies for chosen topics will also be published to support teachers and give ideas for topics, research questions and suggestions of data that teams can analyse.  The case studies will be published over the next months, so stay tuned.

Celebrate your project results

At the end of the project, all teams are invited to join the Climate Detectives Final Online Event with special guests. In the last edition, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet answered some questions from the teams. Playback the talk to learn how we can monitor Earth from the International Space Station.

Get involved!  

Learn more, access the project resources and join Climate Detectives 2022-23 at climatedetectives.esa.int/. Explore an overview and the FAQs to know more about the different stages of the project. You are one step closer to making a difference! 

Registrations open: 16 September 2022
Deadline for entry submission: 24 November 2022

If you would like to know more about ESA education activities, register here to join us for a live Teach with Space 2022-2023 Information Session, 27 September at 17:00 CEST. We will walk through each of the annual ESA school projects, providing you with everything you need to know - how to apply, how to get started, and new exciting activities that will be organised throughout the year.