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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Climate Change Evidence

For Students 3rd - 7th
Get right to the point when it comes to the evidence for climate change with this illustrated informational piece.
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: What Is the Big Deal With Carbon?

For Students 3rd - 8th
An illustrated article highlighting the science behind carbon and fossil fuels. Diagrams and graphs help with understanding.
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PPT
NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Gallery of Carbon's Travels

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of images which shows the effects of too much carbon in our atmosphere There are also some promising carbon-reducing images as well.
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Website
Other

Nrdc: Are the Effects of Global Warming Really That Bad?

For Students 9th - 10th
The problems of global warming are examined from the following perspectives: climate pattern changes, health effects, and ecosystem disruption. You will also find a number of NRDC related webpages further amplifying the topic of global...
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Graphic
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Repeat Photography Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Repeat Photography Project pairs historic images with contemporary photos thus documenting glacial decline through photography while communicating the effects of global warming.
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Unit Plan
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Arctic Warming and Greenhouse Gasses

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how the warming of the Earth's polar regions may lead to releasing greenhouse gasses.
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Website
NASA

Climate Kids: Greenhouse Effect

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun website for kids to learn about earth science. Students read about greenhouse gasses and the effect on the environment.
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Website
Other

New England Aquarium: Climate Change and the Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of videos accompanied by student activity sheets explore the impact of climate change on the ocean and the animals that live in and around it: sea turtles, jellies, whales, shore birds, lobsters, and coral.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: It's Really Heating Up in Here!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create and observe a greenhouse effect model and discuss the implications of global warming theory for engineers, themselves and the Earth.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pollution Politics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn how a bill becomes law in the U.S. Congress and research legislation related to global warming.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let's Heat Things Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe demonstrations, and build and evaluate simple models to understand the greenhouse effect, the role of increased greenhouse gas concentration in global warming, and the implications of global warming theory for engineers,...
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PPT
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Global Warming?

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow presents a number of issues, including global warming vs. global dimming and the causes and possible solutions for both issues.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
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Handout
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the ecological state of arctic environments, plant, and animals.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Vortex

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jamal who learns about how global warming can create colder weather in the winter because of the polar vortex. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Heat Is On

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage gives information about global warming and its threat to the polar bears in the Arctic. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Is the Earth Getting Warmer?

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climate change and the problems it can cause. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Watching the Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage talks about weather indications of global warming. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Recycling and Conservation Global Warming

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling and conservation and their connection to global warming.. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Climates: Global Warming

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climate change and global warming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Who Owns the Arctic?

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the North Pole, the countries that want to claim it, and the effects of global warming. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Climate Change

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all the facts and figures about climate change.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Outdoor Air Pollution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air pollution is due to chemical substances and particles released into the air mainly by human actions. This pollution affects entire ecosystems around the world....