Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at world climate zones and where they are found, types of climates based on the precipitation amounts and vegetation, and what a microclimate is.

Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert, another a grassland, and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts, and why are there different types of life in each area? The answer is climate.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at world climate zones and where they are found and identifies world climate types based on precipitation amounts and vegetation. Provides the definition...

This viewer allows you to see ocean heat storage from space. These images indicate sea surface heights. Learn more about El Nino and La Nina and how they have profound effects on world climate.

Find out what the climate is like in thousands of places all over the world. You'll not only get the climate, but the latitude and longitude as well!

Have you wondered what the Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Click on a period to view a map and explanation of ancient Earth's climate.

The World Wildlife Fund offers a comprehensive overview of climate change, also known as "Global warming." Content includes basic information about the process and its effect on the environment, the science to back it up, conservation...

Want to learn more about the climate and weather? This webpage contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about climate and weather. Topics include ozone, greenhouse gases, global warming, tornadoes,...

NASA and PBS have joined forces to provide a lesson plan that will enable students to analyze data that documents a warming planet. Videos and other necessary documents for the lesson plan are provided. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...

Climate change affects the whole world, from the tropics to the poles. Through learning activities, students learn how weather over a long period of time describes climate, explore how sea level rise can affect coastal communities and...

Multi-media learning module includes video, handouts and primary source material, from which students examine the need for world policy on climate change and identify key issues in the Paris climate change negotiations.

A White House announcement on the effect of El Nino on world climate.

Investigate water in a warmer world. This teaching box is filled with explorations and readings that help secondary learners learn how climate change is affecting the water cycle.

This resource presents a brief description of the climate of every country in the world.

Wonderful site! Learn about climates and gather helpful information. When you are done, take the climates quiz to show what you have learned.

This interesting site examines climatic changes over the last 10,000 years, temperature changes over the last 100 years, causes of global warming, and the effects of global warming.

What's going on with our weather? Learn about it in this lesson plan that examines the climate and weather patterns in the world today. It has a weather quiz and guidelines that help the students understand weather changes occurring...

Search the world's largest archive of weather data or click on the links to learn about extreme weather. Look up weather information about your city or town.

The Arctic is where climate is changing at a faster pace than any other place in the world. Explore Water, Earth, Fire, and Air to investigate the basic elements that support all life and learn about the impact climate change is having...

The activities in this comprehensive weather unit are designed for Grade 6 and up. Students will use real time data from around the world to conduct an investigation about weather and climate.

We obviously don't want to feel responsible for the warming climate, but are we? In this lesson plan you will analyze CO2 data sets and study barriers involved in teaching about global climate change. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...

After learning about the climates of different ecological regions of the United States, students investigate the impact of climate change on plants that live in those regions. By looking at changes over time, they can better understand...

Earth Hour began in Australia in 2007 and was taken worldwide in 2008. What it means is that participants are asked to turn off their lights on a specific date at a specified hour, to send a strong message to governments to take stronger...