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Article
National Wildlife Federation

Natural Wildlife Federation: It's the Emissions, Stupid

For Students 9th - 10th
Global warming can be reduced in many ways. This comprehensive resource lists a number of different options that can be implemented to accomplish this goal.
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Article
National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife: The Incredible Shrinking Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by National Wildlife Magazine (February/March 2004 issue), offers an insightful look into the life of the polar bears of Canada's Hudson Bay. The article looks at why these bears are losing weight and bearing...
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Handout
Other

Ratifying Kyoto Will Benefit Canada's Competitiveness

For Students 9th - 10th
A sophisticated and in-depth research document suitable for senior students needing a primary study in the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol to Canada's economic competitiveness. A large Adobe PDF document is clickable and downloadable. The...
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Lesson Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Ocean Explorer: The Methane Circus

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this activity students will understand the events occuring during the Cambrian explosion. They will also begin to explain how methane hydrates contribute to global warming. Finally, they will discuss links between methane hydrates...
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Climate Change

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about the causes and effects of climate change, and ways to combat the effects.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Climate Change Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take the following five question multiple choice quiz on climate change.
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Handout
Other

Buzzle.com: Help Save Nature: Why Are Glaciers Melting and How Are We Responsible?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what glaciers are and how they form, and discusses the reasons glaciers are melting faster today and what this means for the planet. Includes statistics on the loss of glaciers around the world.
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Article
Other

Geoscience Research Institute: The Little Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This very detailed article examines the long-term climate changes throughout the world. Discusses agriculture and provides graphs and illustrations. Includes lots of scientific discussion.
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Website
Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This New York Times interactive lets you type in name of your hometown (or any town) and the year of your birth. It will then show you the number of increased days the temperature there has been over...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Global Climate Change: Cryosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the effects climate has on the snow and ice covered cryosphere and see live data gathered from the North and South Poles.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Global Warming & Rising Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Overuse of fossil fuels has exploited the threat of global warming on Earth. This article features the details of the threat and provides additional resources.
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Website
Other

Arm Program's Education Center: Global Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
An all purpose site with something for everyone. Learn about global warming and climate change, ask a scientist, take a quiz, or get a lesson plan!
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Interactive
PBS

Nova: Earth in Peril

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Nova: Extreme Ice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars study how scientists monitor changes in Earth's glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets. They investigate about glacier locations, glacial movement, and impacts of climate change on glaciers depending on the depth of research.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Global Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers global climate change.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Impact of Continued Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How continued global warming will impact the environment.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Nature and Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how the natural world interacts with itself and how people impact the planet with this science-based text collection of 46 Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) on the topic of Nature and Conservation. [Free account registration...
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Learn: The Greenhouse Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the greenhouse effect, with explanations about Earth's atmosphere gases referred to as greenhouse gases, and the factors that influence the heat-trapping ability of a greenhouse. All information is reinforced...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Subsistence Culture Impacted by Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This short video explains how warmer temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the ecosystem and affecting the Athabaskan people, threatening their way of life. [2:59]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Water Distribution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How water is distributed throughout the world.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Antarctic Geological Drilling: Environmental Literacy Framework Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An impressive collection of lessons on climate science and climate change. The entire book can be downloaded. As well, each lesson has its own page with some combination of background information, PowerPoints, images, maps, glossaries,...
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Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Volcanoes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to discover some interesting facts about volcanoes and how they affect the earth. See some great animation and photos of volcanoes as well.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Damage to the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
The atmosphere has not always been the same. It has been much the same, but nevertheless now contains more nitrogen and oxygen, and less carbon dioxide, than it did when the earth first formed. Recently, the addition of greenhouse gases...