King's Centre for Visualization in Science
Explaining Climate Change: Lesson 1: Introduction to Earth's Climate
This is the first lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It explores Earth's unique climate and atmosphere, regional climate differences, and temporal climate differences. Includes comprehension questions...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Idea Labs: Prehistoric Climate Change
Sort fossil leaves from 55 million years ago into groups with smooth or 'toothed' edges. Then, use a formula to calculate the percentage of each type and, from there, look at how high the temperature might have risen when global warming...
Government of Alberta
Alberta Environment: Climate Change: Creating Solutions for Our Future [Pdf]
This 181-page teacher's guide to climate change presents six mini-units that address how climate change happens, what its impact is, and what humans do to cause it. Students then look at ways they can promote and practice climate change...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Heat Is On: Understanding Local Climate Change
A lesson unit where students analyze long-term weather data for Phoenix to look for changes that have occurred over time. They look at factors that would cause climate warming, including greenhouse gases and other phenomena. They then...
Other
Satellite Images Bridge Understanding Gap Between Climate Change and Individuals
This article discusses how Google Earth has brought the reality of climate change to the average person so that they can see it for themselves. The north and south poles are indicators of what is happening with climate change and an...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Climate and Weather
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore climate and weather. Inquiry-based investigations include observing weather, weather reporting, weather maps, weather satellites, causes of weather, and climate change.
PBS
Pbs: Are the World's Weather and Climate Changing?
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...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Feedback Loops
This is the seventh of nine lessons from a student learning module called "Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change." This lesson addresses climate feedback loops and how these loops help drive and regulate Earth's...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Coping With Climate Change
This article highlights the significance of responsible management of natural resources in an effort to curb the effects of our shifting climate.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Investigating Weather and Climate With Google Earth
In this activity, young scholars will investigate the change in global temperature by analyzing data on Google Earth for 13 different cities. Students will then interpret the climate patterns for those cities to make conclusion about the...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Do Scientists Agree About the Causes of Climate Change?
Students follow a four-step process to debunk the myth regarding scientific consensus on climate change.
NASA
Global Hydrology and Climate Center
Has information and hydrology data from around the world. It also has a section discussing human impacts on the climate and another which covers current research.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Climate Change
What do people around the world need to do in order to slow the process of climate change? This resource dives into the dangers of change and proposes solutions.
BBC
Bbc News: An Animated Journey Through the Earth's Climate History
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)
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Science Digital Resources
A digital collection of high-quality lesson resources that address climate and energy related topics.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Paradise Lost?: Teaching Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
This website is designed as a resource for high school and middle school teachers on the topic of climate change. The emphasis of this site is on providing hands-on activities. Includes activities that involve language arts, social...