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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Household Carbon Footprint Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter your household energy data to find out your family's total carbon footprint. Explore some actions to take to reduce your carbon emissions, and then find out your estimated savings once you take those steps.
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Website
Royal Geographical Society

Royal Geographical Society: Antarctica: Extreme Wilderness

For Students 3rd - 5th
Information, activities and images of Antarctica including a number from Scott's expedition to the South Pole.
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Website
Royal Geographical Society

Royal Geographical Society: Kenya: A Changing Nation

For Students 3rd - 6th
Kenya is home to some of the world's rarest animals and to traditional people whose way of life is under threat. Read about the Maasai people, the animals and climate of Kenya, and investigate how the country is changing.
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Website
Other

Sierra Club of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sierra Club of Canada site covers energy, environment, biodiversity, and sustainable economy issues.
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Lesson Plan
Nature Conservancy

Nature Works Everywhere: Climate Change and the Role of Nature in Resilience

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will examine the ways that humans have impacted Earth, and then determine how well their home state is prepared for the impacts of climate change. [6 min, 55 sec] Includes lesson plan and studnet handouts.
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Unit Plan
King's Centre for Visualization in Science

Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 1: Introduction to Earth's Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the first lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It explores Earth's unique climate and atmosphere, regional climate differences, and temporal climate differences. Includes comprehension questions...
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Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Al Gore: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and text of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech delivered on December 10, 2017, in Oslo, Norway.
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Unit Plan
Other

Lehigh University: Climate Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An inquiry-based science unit for middle school students centered on weather and climate. The lessons integrate technology and lab activities while teaching about Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how...
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa Visualization Explorer: Hot in Here

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource from NASA shares scientific projections about temperatures of the future.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa Visualization Explorer: Enhancing the Extremes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource from NASA shares scientific projections about climate change.
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Website
Other

Union of Concerned Scientists: Science for a Healthy Planet and Safer World

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Union of Concerned Scientists provides information on environmental issues and suggestions on actions people can take to curb environmental harm.
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Earth Day is a worldwide celebration held annually on April 22nd. The purposes of Earth Day, the history of and the various activities held around the world are described. Activities and projects that can be done daily or year round are...
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plants are one of the two major Kingdoms of living creatures on the Earth. They are the only beings which produce their own food. Additionally, plants are necessary for animals to live. Plant anatomy, life cycle, reproduction and the...
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Website
Other

Worldwatch Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers current, sophisticated, topic-specific environmental research on the political and ethical consequences of not building a sustainable environment. From leading scientists to news about law and politics, the website...
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Unit Plan
Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Coral Reefs: Dissappearing Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
Why are the reefs disappearing? Use this site to explore the science behind the issue. Useful at several grade levels.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Using images and graphs, this interactive resource illustrates scientists' efforts to study Earth's climatic history for the last 250,000 years by drilling into the Greenland Ice Sheet and examining ice cores. Includes background reading...
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Website
Other

Greenpeace: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.
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Unit Plan
Practical Action

Practical Action: Beat the Flood

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Flooding due to climate change can have a devastating effect on people's lives. Set on the fictitious island of Watu, pupils explore how STEM skills can be used to help communities be better prepared for flooding. Students will work as a...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

Seco: Environmental Pollutants From Electricity Production [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Facts about some major environmental pollutants produced by power plants, and what consumers can do to lower the carbon footprint from their energy use.
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Virtual Ballooning to Explore the Atmosphere Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this computer-based virtual lab, students will learn about the layers of Earth's atmosphere by launching virtual balloons to collect temperature and pressure data at various altitudes. Given a limited number of balloon flights,...
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Website
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Paradise Lost?: Teaching Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is designed as a resource for high school and middle school teachers on the topic of climate change. The emphasis of this site is on providing hands-on activities. Includes activities that involve language arts, social...
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Obama Orders Review of Fuel Efficiency Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
The Obama Administration moves forward to improve fuel efficiency standards in the United States and faces some challenges. Follow article with assessment and discussion questions provided. January 27, 2009.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Voters to Choose Between Economy and Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Although this lesson plan deals with the a California vote for 2010 Elections, the subject matter will need to be addressed time and time again: economy vs. environment. Green energy is more expensive. Many companies would have to go out...
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Website
Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A good introduction to what climate change is, what causes it and what individuals can do to help prevent it.

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