Encourage People To Stop Climate Change!
Make persuasive posters and short videos to encourage others to take climate friendly actions, then share them with family and neighbors.
Step-by-step guide to encourage people to stop climate change
Step 1
Choose one audience to persuade like family neighbors or classmates and pick one clear climate action to ask them to do.
Step 2
Write down three short reasons or facts that explain why that action helps the planet.
Step 3
Decide if you will make a poster a short video or both.
Step 4
On plain paper sketch a simple poster layout showing where the headline picture and facts will go.
Step 5
Use the marker to write a big bold headline on your poster board that grabs attention.
Step 6
Neatly write your three facts or reasons on the poster under the headline.
Step 7
Add a clear call to action on the poster telling people exactly what to do.
Step 8
Decorate your poster with drawings stickers or recycled decorations to make it eye catching.
Step 9
Write a short 30 to 60 second video script that uses your three facts and ends with the same call to action.
Step 10
Practice your script once or twice so you feel confident and friendly.
Step 11
Record your short video and show your poster to a family member or neighbor to get their feedback.
Step 12
Share your finished poster and video on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have poster board, stickers, or a video camera?
If you don't have poster board, tape or glue plain paper onto a cereal-box cardboard backing, substitute markers with crayons or colored pencils and recycled magazine cutouts for stickers, and use a smartphone or tablet to record your short video.
My big bold headline looks messy and my video keeps shaking—how can I fix those steps?
Sketch the headline layout in pencil on your poster board and trace with a marker or print a computer headline to glue on, and stabilize your recording by propping your phone on a stack of books or using a simple tripod while you practice your script once or twice.
How should we change the activity for younger children or older kids?
For younger children, pick one simple climate action, use stickers and drawings and a very short 15–30 second practiced script, while older kids can research and write three detailed facts, design a polished poster layout, and edit a 30–60 second video before sharing on DIY.org.
What are ways to extend or personalize our poster and video after finishing the basic steps?
Personalize your poster by decorating with recycled decorations or a local photo, add a clear call to action and a QR code linking to sources, create a bilingual headline if helpful, or turn the project into a neighborhood challenge before you share the finished poster and video on DIY.org.
Watch videos on how to encourage people to stop climate change
Safe Steps Kids | Climate Change: The Changing Climate | Cartoon Network
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Safe Steps Kids | Climate Change: The Changing Climate | Cartoon Network
What children want us to know about climate change | BBC Ideas
Climate change - from one kid to another | Bandi Guan | TEDxYouth@GrandviewHeights
Climate Kids: How did climate change start?
Facts about climate advocacy for kids
♻️ Small everyday actions—turning off lights, biking, recycling—can add up to big emissions reductions when many people do them.
📢 Greta Thunberg's school strike for climate sparked global youth climate strikes that brought millions into the streets.
🎨 Posters with bold colors, simple images, and short catchy slogans are remembered much more easily than long paragraphs.
🎬 Short videos (about 30–90 seconds) are far more likely to be watched and shared online—perfect for spreading your message!
🌍 The Earth's average surface temperature has risen about 1.1°C since the late 19th century.
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