The Climate Detectives Kids project enables students in cycles 1 to 4 to discover how the Earth’s climate and biodiversity work through various experiments and activities. Thanks to this European project proposed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and coordinated in France by CNES, students will learn about the causes and impacts of climate change and develop scientific and technical skills. Join us and become apprentice climate detectives!
ProjetClimate Detectives Kids
TargetUp to 14 year old
PeriodSeptember 17, 2025 to July 31, 2026
Become true climate detectives by studying its causes and consequences through various fun and educational activities!
To participate, form your research team(s) and register them on the ESA website.
Then select the activities you want to do from those available.
Finally, submit your achievements to the ESA website to be reviewed and validated by experts in the field.
Complete one activity to earn the silver climate detective badge, and complete two activities to receive a certificate of participation and become a gold climate detective!
By registering on the ESA website, you will also have the opportunity to participate in various events organized by CNES and ESA, and you will be invited to attend the annual closing event organized in Toulouse by CNES!
Déroulé du projet
Launch of the Climate Detectives Kids project
Register your team(s) on the European Space Agency website to receive regular updates on the project, resources, training courses and tutorials, conferences, and space news. Then submit each of your activities to receive your badges and certificates.
Launch Webinar
To help you get your adventure as climate detectives off to the best possible start, CNES, through its ESERO France office, has organized an online meeting for teachers to discover the new Climate Detectives Kids resources and discuss upcoming events during the school year.
Online conference: “Light pollution as seen by satellites”
CNES proposed an online conference given by CNES engineer Marie-Odile Marché. This web conference focused on the use of satellites to study the evolution and impacts of light pollution. It will be available in French for replay by following this link.
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Challenge: “The Earth seen by satellites”
Discover how satellites help us better understand how our planet and its climate work. From January 5 to 30, 2026, the Climate Detectives challenge Earth seen by satellites invites you to develop your knowledge of satellites and Earth observation. To do so, complete one or more Climate Detectives activities and submit your results in the form of a scientific poster.
National submission deadline
Submit your activities on the ESA website before April 30, 2026, to receive your participation certificates and badges before the end of the school year.
National closing event
To celebrate the end of the year and congratulate you on your participation in the project, come and take part in our annual closing event in Toulouse, featuring talks by CNES experts and activities focusing on climate and satellites. You can register today by filling out this form.
European submission deadline
The school year is over, but you want to continue investigating climate and biodiversity. You can still submit your activities until July 31, 2026.
Educational resources
Many resources are available on the ESERO France website to provide you with the best possible support for your project.
- Download resources and activities dedicated to the Climate Detectives Kids project.
- Find our training sessions to help you prepare your project.
- Find online conferences organized by CNES on the topics of Earth observation from space et light pollution as seen by satellites.
- Find the tools available to help you with your project.
- Find projects from previous years on the Climate Detectives website.
The ESERO France team is available to support you throughout this project. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at esero.france@cnes.fr.
We hope to see many of you again for this new season!
