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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Hot Water Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you noticed your winter weather changing each year? Both global warming and El Nino are most likely the cause. Read here about these two major ingredients changing the world around us.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Climate Change Skeptic's Argument

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan examines the possibility that the contemporary climate change is due to natural solar cycles. Objectives are to review the evidence of total solar irradiance, analyze data to understand the influence of solar variability, and...
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BBC

Bbc: News: Guide to Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC offers an interactive guide to climate change, including a sliding scale depicting climate change from 1885 to 2099, animation which explores how the greenhouse effect works, and detailed diagrams exploring the carbon cycle, the...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Quantum Mechanics Explains Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
You've probably heard that carbon dioxide is warming the Earth. But how exactly is it doing it? Lieven Scheire uses a rainbow, a light bulb and a bit of quantum physics to describe the science behind global warming. [5:01]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Climate Change: Earth's Giant Game of Tetris

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a game of Tetris happening on a global scale: The playing space is planet Earth, and all those pesky, stacking blocks represent carbon dioxide- a greenhouse gas that is piling up ever more rapidly as we burn the fossil fuels that...
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Dimming the Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
An online presentation of NOVA's program Dimming the Sun. You can read a transcript of the show, read an essay on the effect of contrails on global warming, and view slideshows tracing a timeline of climate change and new technologies...
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PBS

Nova: If the Ice Melts

For Students 9th - 10th
Global warming is becoming a big concern. See how it might affect the shorelines if parts of the Antarctic ice sheet melt. Diagrams of the east coast, Florida, northern Europe and southeast Asia are available.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Global Climate Change: The Effects of Global Warming

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students conduct an investigation to determine CO2 levels in four different gas samples, examine evidence of global warming in our environment, and consider their own role in contributing to global warming.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: It's Time to Tell the Story About Buds, Leaves and Global Warming

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore how, in New England, the timing of color change and leaf drop of deciduous trees is changing.
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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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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Global Warming Wheel Card [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students construct a Global Warming Wheel Card, a hand-held tool that they can use to estimate their household's emissions of carbon dioxide and learn how they can reduce them.
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Other

Clean Japan Center: Recycling

For Students 3rd - 5th
Japanese content for elementary students. Helps younger children explore environmental issues. Topics include recyling, ozone destruction, global warming, and stewardship of natural resources. Good illustrations. Also includes reading...
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Other

Libcom: Climate, Class, and the Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the first in a series of articles about food under global warming. This article takes a long view of the relationship between climate, agriculture, and class society.
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Other

Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Humans are having a negative effect on the ecology of Antarctica. Get the facts on krill harvesting, global warming, and ozone depletion.
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Other

California Air Resources Board: The Greenhouse Effect and California [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article has a brief summary of the causes and possible consequences of the greenhouse effect and global warming. In particular, the effects of the potential climate change in California are highlighted.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Antarctica Warms, Which Threatens Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the threat of climate change in the Antarctica to emperor penguins by affecting the ice sheets where penguin breeding grounds are located.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Global Warming Graph Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interpret a variety of graphs from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports learning the details of climate change.
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PBS

Pbs: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an in-depth exploration from PBS into the international issue of global warming. Find out why scientists believe the global climate is changing, and explore actions certain governments have taken to prevent this...
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Other

Environmental Defense Fund: Tips to Fight Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
Read and take action to fight global warming with these 6 tips, complete with links and other climate change resources.
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation: Wildlife Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
Folks are observing the effects of global warming by identifying the wildlife creatures they see in their local states. Check out the interactive map that highlights the observations in each of the fifty states. Learn how to become a...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Oceans and Global Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the effect that oceans have on the global climate.
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Other

Nrdc: Are the Effects of Global Warming Really That Bad?

For Students 9th - 10th
The problems of global warming are examined from the following perspectives: climate pattern changes, health effects, and ecosystem disruption. You will also find a number of NRDC related webpages further amplifying the topic of global...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Repeat Photography Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Repeat Photography Project pairs historic images with contemporary photos thus documenting glacial decline through photography while communicating the effects of global warming.