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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Introduction to Earth's Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is an introduction to Earth's climate and covers key principles regarding Earth's unique climate, atmosphere, and regional and temporal climate differences. Students will gain an understanding of how the weather and climate...
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Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Energy Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Try and meet global energy demands by using alternative energy sources while keeping the carbon levels in the atmosphere down to acceptable levels. Simulator includes a data table available for download for student records.
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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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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Are Greenhouse Gases?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm.
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Sea Ice and Heat: A Vicious Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
Melting sea ice doesn't cause sea level to rise because the ice is already in the ocean, but it does cause other changes to the planet. When sea ice melts, more sunlight is absorbed by the Earth, which causes more warming. It's a vicious...
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Article
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists: Greenhouse Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Polar scientists offer an article identifying the research and observations made on greenhouse gases. Why is there so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today? Scientists work diligently to determine the causes and effects of these...
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Explorations: Kids' Environment Report Card

For Students 9th - 10th
Cast your vote on the important environmental issues. Associated with each issue, there are at least three links to sites which can further your understanding of the issue. To encourage others to respect the environment, you can also...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Climate Change Is About Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through a range of voices and multimedia materials, discover the story of climate change and its impacts on water in Bolivia. Case studies bring the explanatory analysis of vulnerability and the social, economic and cultural impacts of...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Arctic Ocean

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of facts is presented in this article on the Arctic Ocean. Content covered includes the area, natural resources, climate, terrain and much more.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Kyoto Protocol

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article on the Kyoto Treaty. Looks at background, objectives, flexibility mechanisms, details of the agreement, the ratification process, emissions targets, signatories, and more.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Can Science Win Over Climate Change Skeptics?

For Students 9th - 10th
With many skeptical over the concept of climate change this article stresses that the best means to win them over is with scientific proof.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Beetle Devastates Yellowstone White Bark Pine Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
This article highlights the infestation of mountain pine beetles in Yellowstone White Bark Pine Forests. Find out the cause and effect of such an outbreak and explore supporting resources.
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Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Energy Facts

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of facts about energy use broken down into various topic areas, e.g., health impact of fossil fuels, transportation, energy consumption, alternative energies, etc.
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Lesson Plan
University of Wisconsin

Uw: Probabilities, Uncertainties and Units Used to Quantify Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource engages learners in using scientific data to analyze a 150-year dataset from Lake Mendota in Madison Wisconsin reflecting seasonal ice cover.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters

For Students 1st - 9th
Through interactive and engaging learning site, students become the scientists and learn how to determine earth's temporal past.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Science Loses Out When Ice Caps Melt

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the melting of mountain ice caps from climate change, and how this represents the loss of valuable historical data that disappears as the ice layers melt away. [February 2, 2009]
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Graphic
BBC

Bbc News: In Pictures: How the World Is Changing

For Students 9th - 10th
View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Concerns About Earth's Fever

For Students 9th - 10th
Burning fossil fuels is causing the planet to heat up, causing weather patterns to change, sea levels to rise and diseases to spread. Scientists are concerned with the rising temps of Earth.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
With rising temperatures and seas, massive droughts, and changing landscapes, successfully adapting to climate change is increasingly important. For humans, this can mean using technology to find solutions. But for some plants and...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Arctic Is Climate Change's Canary in the Coal Mine

For Students 9th - 10th
William Chapman explains why scientists often describe the Arctic as the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to climate change. [3:59]
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cloudy Climate Change: How Clouds Affect Earth's Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Networked Beauty of Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
Deforestation causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all trains, planes and automobiles combined. Suzanne Simard examines how the complex, symbiotic networks of our forests mimic our own neural and social networks- and how those...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Secret to Rising Sea Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out Asap SCIENCE's video explaining the natural phenomenon of thermal expansion, and learn how it is affecting rising sea levels. [1:16]
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Stabilization Wedges Game

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A team-based exercise that teaches players about the scope of the greenhouse gas problem, plus technologies that already exist to dramatically reduce our carbon emissions and help steer Earth away from climate change.

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