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Centre for Atmospheric Science: Ozone Hole Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Deals with ozone hole and related atmospheric issues and research. Has a multimedia tour of the ozone hole and many related links.
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ArgentinaXplora.com

Argentinaexplora.com: Convencion Sobre El Cambio Climatico Buenos Aires 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; this is an article about the 2004 UN convention on climate change hosted by Argentina.
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Other

Digital Library for Earth System Education (Dlese)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...
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Other

Climate Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides solutions to global warming issues and problems, with specific information pertaining to the Pacific Northwest.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Exploring the Environment: Global Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial looks at carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and how changes can impact wheat production in Kansas.
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NASA

Nasa: Why Is Carbon Important?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature, and how these relate to climate change. Graph and map data are used as evidence to support the scientific claims they develop through...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Little Ice Age: Blooming Thermometers

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this lesson, students develop an understanding of the relationship between natural phenomena, weather, and climate change, the study known as "phenology." In addition, they learn how cultural events are tied to the timing of seasonal...
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BBC

Bbc News: An Animated Journey Through the Earth's Climate History

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated journey through the last 800,000 years of the Earth's climate, accompanied by images and graphs. A text-only version is also available. (Published 3 Dec. 2009)
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Climate Science Digital Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A digital collection of high-quality lesson resources that address climate and energy related topics.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Do Scientists Agree About the Causes of Climate Change?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students follow a four-step process to debunk the myth regarding scientific consensus on climate change.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site on climate change includes basic information on greenhouse gas emissions, health and environmental effects, regulatory initiatives and what people can do at home, on the road, at the office and at school to reduce...
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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...
Handout
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Other Forecasting Methods

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a couple different ways that one can forecast the weather. Methods include the Climatology Method, the Analog Method, and Numerical Weather Prediction.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Nasa Neo and Image to Explore Role of Snow Cover in Shaping Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson helps young scholars investigate satellite images displaying land surface temperature, snow cover, and reflected shortwave radiation data.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Cities Affect Their Local Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the urban heat island effect with My World GISTM and GLOBE Program surface temperature student data. After completing this chapter, students will be able to successfully download GLOBE Program datasets in the...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Ncar Climate Change Data Using Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With ArcGIS and climate data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research Climate Change Scenarios GIS Data Portal, learners learn the basics of GIS-based climate modeling.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Topic Guide: Paleoclimate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students form groups, conduct research into paleoclimate, and report their findings in the form of a presentation.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hands on Meteorology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of interactive concept models and active learning materials for teaching meteorology that illustrate conceptually difficult processes in atmospheric science. Active learning exercises are provided as guided instruction to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Climate Variability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners simulate climate variability and come to understand that long-term climate averages are the result of significant annual climate variability.
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Other

University of East Anglia: Climatic Research Unit

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site from a university page of the University of East Anglia that is focused on climatic research. It offers links to information sheets, research areas, publications, and other climate links. Each of the information sheets...
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Climographs: Temperature, Precipitation, and the Human Condition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson where learners 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...
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NOAA

Noaa: National Severe Storms Lab: Thunderstorm Climatology

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides information on climatology in relation to severe thunderstorms.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Introduction to Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the Earth's climate, with explanations about the difference between weather and climate, dendrochronology, palynology, and how Earth's climate has changed over time. All information is reinforced through pictures,...
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Climate

For Students 6th - 8th
An encyclopedia entry defining and giving examples of climates. Learn how a climate is related to its weather. Entry contains both pictures and vocabulary.