Your connector to free climate resources for all K-12 subjects.

Resource Database

Browse our collection of credible, engaging, and unbiased climate resources.

  • This course explains how climate change impacts people, the economy, extinction, life on land, and ocean life.
  • The course contains text, interactive questions, infographics, data charts, links to numerous references, and a final quiz.

Grade 6-8 | 9-12
Subject Science,Social Studies,Biology,Earth and Space Sciences,Economics
Resource Type Interactive Media

  • In this resource, students will learn about snags or dead trees still standing and the ecosystem services they provide.
  • Students will learn about the birds, mammals, and insects that use snags for food, shelter, and protection.
Grade 3-5 | 6-8
Subject Science,Biology
Resource Type Articles/Websites

  • This engaging, interactive, and colorful site takes students on an environmental journey from mountaintops to the ocean floor, with climate sustainability information provided along the way.
  • Students will learn about a wide variety of climate solutions, both in nature and in cities, with clear evidence of hope for the future embedded in the attached informative links.
Grade 6-8 | 9-12 | 3-5
Subject Science,Biology,Earth and Space Sciences
Resource Type Interactive Media

  • This activity explores upcycling, environmental stewardship, and how human beings are connected to their surrounding environment.
  • Students will complete a project where they create an artistic object that reduces waste, and they will engage in a classroom discussion about the objects they just created.
Grade k-2 | 3-5 | 6-8
Subject Science,Visual and Performing Arts,Engineering
Resource Type Projects

  • This lesson explores the historical roots of music, the "eco rhythms" that can be found in nature, and how living beings are connected to the environment they live in.
  • Students will complete an outdoor activity that involves musical improvisation and engage in multiple classroom discussions about the sounds of nature.
Grade k-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12
Subject Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Activity - Outdoors

  • In this lesson, students will watch a video to understand the importance of salmon in Indigenous cultures, ecosystem services that help the salmon, and how human activities impact salmon populations.
  • This lesson is the fourth in the "Honoring the Salmon" unit and includes some materials for the entire unit, such as a traditions worksheet, family letter, and book list for previous lessons.
Grade k-2 | 3-5
Subject Science,Social Studies
Resource Type Lesson Plans

  • This website provides a number of videos about watersheds, maps of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, and a brief description of that watershed.
  • Students will learn about the waterways leading into the Chesapeake Bay, including those in Cooperstown, NY, Suffolk and Blacksburg, VA, and Berlin, MA.
Grade 3-5 | 6-8
Subject Science,Social Studies
Resource Type Articles/Websites

  • This webpage includes several resources to teach elementary students about New Jersey's agriculture, including a fact sheet, a video introducing students to three New Jersey Farms, two websites from the Department of Agriculture for education, and an E-book detailing the popular crops grown in New Jersey.
  • Students will see farms in Sussex, Tabernacle, and Pedrickstown, learn about sweet corn from Salem, Burlington, and Gloucester counties, and become familiar with various New Jersey-grown foods.
  • The K-6 resources are in the upper right of the page.
Grade k-2 | 3-5 | 6-8
Subject Science,Social Studies
Resource Type Articles/Websites

  • This reading comprehension worksheet discusses various turtles that are native to Connecticut, the ecosystems they inhabit, and how humans can help turtles thrive.
  • Students will be able to test their reading comprehension by completing the "Turtle Test" matching activity on the worksheet.


Grade 3-5
Subject Science,English Language Arts
Resource Type Activity - Classroom

  • This collection of seven lesson plans will introduce elementary students to the effects of climate change on New Jersey, farms in NJ, and how they can help.
  • Students will create models to illustrate the greenhouse effect, sea level rise, and the impact of droughts and floods on plants, then make compost with plant matter from home, learn about adaptations in New Jersey's agriculture, and learn things they can do to stop global warming.
Grade k-2 | 3-5
Subject Science,Social Studies
Resource Type Lesson Plans

  • This coloring page and activity sheet gives information about the top speed of peregrine falcons, the areas they inhabit in Connecticut, and the formerly used pesticide that almost caused their extinction.
  • Students will learn that peregrine falcons are the fastest animal on Earth, they can live in various high-altitude areas, and they are skilled hunters.
Grade k-2 | 3-5
Subject Science,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Worksheets

  • This article tells readers what to do if they spot a bat in Connecticut and provides additional information about bats.
  • Students will learn about white-nose syndrome and its impacts on the bat population, bat migratory and hibernation patterns, and bat habitats.
Grade 6-8 | 3-5
Subject Science
Resource Type Articles/Websites

Climate Change Lessons By Teachers

Explore climate change lessons created by teachers for the subjects you teach.

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Students consider the impacts of biking on their community and how to encourage people to bike more through a school survey. 

Inquire: Students view a short video of students biking to school and discuss their experiences with biking.

Investigate: Students create and analyze graphs and survey results about biking.

Inspire: Based on their findings, students generate suggestions to encourage biking in their school community.
Grade 3-5
Subject Mathematics
Resource Type Lesson Plan

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  • This fun and inspiring activity lets students color in various Captain Climate images, print off and color bookmarks, and make a cutout of their ideas to help the Earth.
  • The images in the activity encourage students to be kind, read books, and protect the planet.



Grade k-2 | 3-5
Subject Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • These online vocabulary cards go over useful terms about air pollution, environmental justice, and climate change.
  • The vocabulary terms are defined and accompanied by an illustrative image.


Grade 3-5
Subject Science,Health
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This bundle of writing prompts, calendar planning pages, goal planning sheets, a student survey, and coloring pages will be sure to get your students back into the swing of things this fall.
  • The materials can be customized, downloaded, or printed for use in the classroom or as homework assignments.


Grade 9-12
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This collection of short writing prompts, bell ringers, planner pages, monthly calendars, goal-setting sheets, a student survey, and coloring pages will help get middle school students ready to start the school year by reflecting on their summer and thinking about what they’d like to accomplish.
  • The slides can be customized, downloaded, shared, or printed.


Grade 6-8
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • Get your students excited for the new school year with this collection of Captain Climate coloring pages, bell ringers, writing prompts, classroom signs, class schedule cards, goal planning sheets, a student survey, and an "all about me" page.
  • There are a number of customizable and printable signs, labels, and worksheets that can be used for a variety of purposes.


Grade 3-5
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • Use these classroom signs, songs, poems, coloring sheets, and writing prompts to get your students excited about the new school year.
  • There are a number of printable, downloadable, and customizable worksheets, signs, and labels to get your classroom ready and the activities will get your students excited to learn!





Grade k-2
Subject Science,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This engaging summer learning activity sheet will keep your high school kids learning all summer long with experiments, podcasts, graphic novels, educational videos, and career path discussions.
  • The activities can be completed randomly, as a game, or they can complete the entire sheet.


Grade 9-12
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts,Health
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This fun summer learning activity sheet is full of hands-on activities and experiments, interactive games, reading and writing activities, educational videos, and podcasts.
  • Keep your kids learning all summer long as they get outdoors and continue to practice their reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.



Grade 6-8
Subject Science,Social Studies,Chemistry,Biology,Earth and Space Sciences,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This engaging group of activities will keep your kids active and learning all summer long with hands-on activities and experiments, interactive games, reading and writing activities, educational videos, and podcasts.
  • Play it as a game or encourage your kids to complete one row or column each week to get them ready for the next school year.



Grade 3-5
Subject Social Studies,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This fun summer learning activity sheet will keep your kids engaged all summer long with hands-on activities, art projects, reading and writing activities, educational videos, and games.
  • Play it like Bingo or Tiddlywinks to select an activity, or simply challenge them to complete the whole card by the end of the summer.



Grade k-2
Subject Science,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

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  • This group of Earth Day resources provides writing prompts that stimulate social and emotional connections to nature, vocabulary cards with images, and art activities.
  • All resources are adjustable, downloadable, and easy to share online, making them a great choice for Earth Day or any other time of the year.



Grade 9-12
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
Resource Type Bundle

News for Students

News articles that can be adjusted to your students' grade levels and enrich their climate learning experience.

News
Nov 20

Images From Europe's Ice Age Show How Humans Fished

The oldest known images of fishing have been found among engravings on a cave wall in Germany. And they've&nbs...

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Nov 19

Viral Street Cleaning Movement Has Ghana Buzzing

The African nation of Ghana has a trash problem. The Buz Stop Boys are working to fix it. 

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Nov 18

Scientists Discover Giant Coral Specimen Visible from Space

Marine biologists have discovered the biggest coral deposit in history. It is so big...

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Nov 15

Meta Scraps Plans for Data Center to Save Rare Bees

Tech giant Meta is scrapping plans for a new nuclear-powered data center to handle its artificial intelli...

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Nov 13

Disgruntled or 'Boar-ed' — Scientists Develop AI to Translate Pig Emotions

Humans have a lot in common with pigs. We share 98% of our DNA. We’re omnivores. We’re two of...

News
Nov 13

Wildfires Raging on Both Sides of Continental US

The US is literally burning at both ends as firefighters are currently battling out-of-control blaze...

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Nov 12

Report: World Certain to Break Warming Record in 2024

Earth's march towards becoming much warmer continued unchecked in 2024.  This year is set to be the hotte...

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Nov 8

In 'Conservation Milestone,' Cloned Ferret Gives Birth

Cloning technology is being used to help endangered species. But scientists have waited to see if cloned...

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Nov 8

Study: Extreme Drought Parched Half of Earth in 2023

Nearly half of the world’s land surface languished under at least one month of extreme drought...

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Nov 8

Punjab Region of Pakistan Smothered By Record-High Air Pollution

The Pakistani city of Lahore has suffered under blankets of thick smog this week. The pollution...

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Nov 7

European Agency Woos SpaceX to Help Clean Up 'Space Litter'

The European Space Agency (ESA) may enlist Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to help clean up so...

News
Nov 7

Report: Water Cycle in Crisis

The water cycle is among Earth’s most vital processes that support and sustain life....

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Nov 7

Ukrainian City to Protect Students by Building Underground Schools

In an effort to protect Ukraine's schoolchildren from Russian bombs and possible fallout from a...

News
Nov 6

Conservation Summit Ends in Chaos, With Scant Agreement to Save Planet

COP16 was a two-week conservation summit in the Colombian city of Cali. It ended over the weeke...

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Nov 4

Flood-Stricken Spaniards Pelt Royal Couple With Mud as Grief Over Flooding Turns to Rage

Spain is suffering from its worst flooding in decades. And grief over the loss of nearly 220 lives a...

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Nov 4

Newly-Discovered Brazilian Toad is Among World's Tiniest

How small is Brachycephalus dacnis, the newly-discovered species of toad that calls Brazil’s Atlant...

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Oct 31

As Diwali Celebrations Light Up World, Some in India Urge Caution

The lights and frights of Halloween this year will happen at the same time as the worldwide festivities of Diw...

News
Oct 30

Blind Birder Teaches Visually-Impaired Students to Discern Species by Ear

It's often said that people who are born blind or lose their sight, especially when young, can touch...

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Professional Learning

Find the right professional learning opportunity for you or your school, whether it is support for curriculum development or foundational knowledge about climate change.

Five Oaks Museum

"Replenish the Root" with In-Class Presentations

In this program, students will participate in a hands-on, interactive exploration of the O...

Format: In Person
Date(s) Offered: November 26 & 27, 2024
New Jersey Agriculture in the Classroom

NJ Ag in a Box Series

New Jersey Agriculture in the Classroom (NJAITC) is seeking teachers in grades 3, 4, or 5 from 12 schools to particip...

Date(s) Offered: November 2024-June 2025
Stockton University

Climate Change Learning Collaborative

Professional Learning in Climate Change for K-12 EducatorsThis project is designed to prepare educato...

Format: In Person, Online: Asynchronous, Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: November 2024 - February 2025
Monmouth University

Monmouth University Climate Change Learning Collaborative

The Climate Change Learning Collaborative events are designed for teachers and ad...

Format: In Person, Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: November 2024 - March 2025
Paleontological Research Institution

Climate Change Adaptation

This guide on climate change adaptation explores existing and proposed adaptation strategies for a variety of cli...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Elementary Teaching Strategies

This article features information about eight elementary teaching strategies to teach about climate change....

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Center for Great Lakes Literacy

Vernal Pools GLLee

In this short course, participants will learn about vernal pools which ecologically serve as the coral reefs of the nort...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Create Your Own Climate and Energy Units

This step-by-step guide provides a framework for utilizing CLEAN resources to develop NGSS-aligned...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Controversy in the Classroom: Strategies for Managing Climate Change Discourse (Spanish)

This article provides techniques for educators to...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
SubjectToClimate

Climate Change Teaching Tips

In this SubjectToClimate course, teachers will learn about teaching climate change. It includes nine modules,...

Format: Online: Asynchronous

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