PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teri and Jairus: Biome Buddies
This video segment from ZOOM compares and contrasts the habitat and life forms found in Death Valley with those found in the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. [3:46]
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Dry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?
Here's a project that looks at what the weather was like for over a hundred years. The goal of the project is to compare long-term precipitation patterns in different regions of the country. You will work with historical climate data,...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: The Greenhouse Effect
How do greenhouse gases affect the climate? Explore the atmosphere during the ice age and today. What happens when you add clouds? Change the greenhouse gas concentration and see how the temperature changes. Then compare to the effect of...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climographs: Temperature, Precipitation, and the Human Condition
A lesson where students learn how to read, analyze, and construct climographs which display monthly average temperature and precipitation. Students also practice matching climographs to various locations and summarize global-scale...
Other
Green Party of Canada/parti Vert Du Canada, Gpc/pvc
Increasingly the Green Party has been successful in democratic politics in Canada. The Greens are a party that has comparable parties in Europe and the United States. The party is primarily interested in maintaining sustainable...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Weather Walks
In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Arctic Adventures
During this instructional activity, students will explore plant and animal life found at the Arctic Circle. They will also learn about the dangerously cold climate and the location of the Arctic Circle relative to the school's location...
BBC
Bbc News: In Pictures: How the World Is Changing
View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Around the World
This resource will compare different regions of the world by climate, geography, animal life, and culture. The site focuses on the differences within the United States regions.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Carbon Calculator Activity
In this learning activity, students use a web-based carbon calculator to determine their carbon footprint on the basis of their personal and household habits and choices. Students identify which personal activities and household choices...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Glaciers Then and Now
Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century.
NOAA
Noaa: El Nino and La Nina
La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, as compared to El Nino, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. Find more general info, Forecasts,...
Other
Bc Open Textbooks: Physical Geology: Earth's Interior: Isostasy
This textbook excerpt explains the concept of isostasy and the relationship of Earth's crust to the mantle beneath it. This process is compared to the effects of glaciation and describes the effect an ice sheet has on the crust, and the...
Curated OER
Bbc News: In Pictures: How the World Is Changing
View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Traditional Economies and the Inuit
The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have taught their children the survival skills needed to survive in the Arctic Circle's severe climate. Students will...