Purpose The purpose ofthis study sto understand and describe how science textbooks used in Pakistani public schools deseribe and teach global climate change. The specific research question i How do middle ad high choo science textbooks present accepted slentifie concepts related to climate change? ‘Accorcing forthe Environmental Performance Index Pakistan Is ranked 169" inthe world Environmental Performance Index (€P) ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators covering ‘environmental health and ecosystem vtalty. The EPI score provides a metric on how close counties ae to their established environmental goals een ie Policy of Pakistan cing @ multitude of environmental challenges Fcludine a pollution, water olution, naise polation climate er peste ities erosion, ature dease’ ard Sie use panic bags, sustain of water ways, hum” waste management preserving forested lands. However, Information Sn implementation strategies and evaluation metres stacking Aso, no current polices on connecting environmental fonsenvetion to eduestion curieulum. fico ne “The study wil attempt to answer this question through the use of a moxified analytical framework developed by the O'Keeffe 2013) forthe analysis of mathemati: textbooks. O'Keeffe’ framework i based on other foundational stucies by aliday (1973), Morgan (2004), Valverde eta, (2002) and Rivers (1980), Following (O'Keeffe: framework, this study wil focus on four elements; Content, Structure, Expectation and Language Uses to communicate climate change concepts n selene textbooks (O'Keeffe 2013), Educational Policy of Pakistan Curent Educational policy of Pakistan (2018) has established the fllowing priorities Priority 1: Deerease OSC and inerease Schoo! Completion Priority 2: Uniformity in Education Standards Priority 3: Improve the Quality of Education Priority 4; Enhance Access to and Relevance of Skil Training Environmental education is mising from educational priorities Pees) Review of Public School Books grades 6 through & Subjects Science, Geography, Social Studies Topics covered inude History ofthe people of Asia, Government, the Indus Valley Civilzation, Skil Development. Environmental and sustainability education not introduced in these subjects in these grades In addition o review af text books based on above framework. Interviewing to teacher so examine how he taught curiculum compares wit the intended curriculum * Both the environmental policy and educational policy of Pakistan fll to address the importance of environmental, conservation, and climate change at the secondary school level in public schoo. ‘+ Nomechanism exists as yet to bridge this gap. + Current forts a slowing eevironmental deterioration will likely be short term solutions unless future generation are ‘equipped with the knowledge and understand and the civic responsiblity of caring fr their environment, ‘Al Sara. 2019. "Fearing for Tei Future, Karachi Youth March gant imate Change." OAWN.COM.Soptambor 20,2019, ntps:/?uw dan conVnews/505322 Hoty, M, (97 ‘plorations nthe Functions of angiage, London Morgan, C1985) An Anas ofthe Discourse of Written Reports of Investigative Workin GCSE Mathers, Unpubishes, Universty of ‘reef te. (201), A Framework for Textbook Aras Internation Review of Cnterporry Learning Research ‘vers (190) Contextual Anas of Problems Algebra 1 Tethook, Univers of South Caroling, Presented atthe annual meeting ofthe American ational Research aezolston, Ap, Boston, Massachusetts. The New York Ties. 2039. "Protesting Climate Change, Young People Tak wo Srets ina Global Sie,” September 2, 2019, sec. late psf yes com/2019/09/20(clate/loba-cmate ste be Valverde, 6 and iach’ and R. Woife and W. Schmidt and. Hous, (2002), According tothe Sook Using TIVSS to Investigate the Transition ff Poly no race vough the Weld of Texbooks, Landon: Kluwer Dead Publishers Vater, 6 and W. Sanit (2858). Refocsing US. math ad since ‘education, ssuesin Seance and Technolgy