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CLEAN

How Climate Affects Community Health

This video describes the health effects and risk factors related to a changing climate such as heat-related illnesses, dis...

Added: 05/30/23

United Nations

In Tonga, illuminating the connections between gender and the environment

This article and linked video explores how climate change has impacted Tonga, the dis...

Added: 05/30/23

Nature Conservancy

Protecting Our Oceans and Ourselves - Coastal Resilience and Restorative Aquaculture

This video describes coastal restoration practices and aquaculture project...

Added: 05/26/23

Jefferson Public Radio

Oregon’s Bottle Bill reaches huge milestone — more than 2 billion containers redeemed in 2022

This brief article discusses Oregon's Bottle Bill, what the law h...

Added: 05/26/23

Oregon Green Schools

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycling Resources

Through these resources, schools and teachers can become certified as a Green School, incorporate lessons and activities...

Added: 05/26/23

Jefferson Public Radio

State Forester Talks About Trees on Oregon Arbor Month

This podcast features a discussion with an Oregon state forester about urban forestry, threats to Oregon...

Added: 05/26/23

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Meet the Delicious Purple Sea Creature Destroying Pacific Kelp Forests

This video and article describe how increases in purple sea urchin populations are threa...

Added: 05/26/23

Nature Conservancy

From the Mountains to the Sea

This article describes wetland restoration work in Hawai'i, in which Indigenous land management practices of the past are revived...

Added: 05/26/23

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Preventing Holiday Food Waste

This podcast describes why food waste tends to increase around the holidays and proposes ideas for repurposing leftover holiday f...

Added: 05/26/23

Nature Conservancy

Oregon Forests Need Fire

This article describes the need for more low-severity fire events in the Oregon dry forests, after many years of wildfire prevention w...

Added: 05/26/23

Metro

Ten Woody Native Plants Every Oregonian Should Know

This article provides a list of plants native to Oregon and their significance.

Added: 05/26/23

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Recycling Transformation

This podcast tells listeners about the benefits of the Recycling Modernization Act, signed into Oregon law in 2021.

Added: 05/26/23

Climate Change Lessons By Teachers

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

SubjectToClimate

(Not So) Slow Burn: Teaching Climate Change Through Wildfires

In this lesson, students make personal connections to fire, understand how climate change is maki...

Added: 05/30/23

SubjectToClimate

Arctic Youth Climate Stories

In this lesson, students learn some of the impacts climate change is having on the Arctic, hear youth perspectives about the impac...

Added: 05/22/23

SubjectToClimate

Where Does Your Food Come From?

In this lesson, students learn where food comes from and the importance of taking care of natural resources.

Added: 05/15/23

SubjectToClimate

Water All Around Us (Water and Plant Survival #1)

This lesson activates students’ background knowledge about water and allows them to make connections while in...

Added: 05/05/23

SubjectToClimate

Sea Level Rise (Water and Plant Survival #2)

In this lesson, students investigate why sea level rise is occurring and consider how people’s actions can alter i...

Added: 05/05/23

SubjectToClimate

Plant Survival (Water and Plant Survival #3)

In this lesson, students learn about science experiments, design and execute an experiment to learn about what pla...

Added: 05/05/23

SubjectToClimate

Salt and Plants (Water and Plant Survival #4)

In this lesson, students reflect on how salt affects plants, learn how some communities are finding ways to grow...

Added: 05/05/23

SubjectToClimate

Oregon Foods—From Native to Now

In this lesson, students learn about the Indigenous first foods of Oregon, discuss the connection between food and climate chan...

Added: 04/14/23

SubjectToClimate

The (Not So) Great Garbage Patches

In this lesson, students learn about plastic pollution and write a letter to a local official advocating for a solution to p...

Added: 03/30/23

SubjectToClimate

Water Is Life: Living in Reciprocity With Local Waterways (Past, Present, and Future)

In this lesson, students learn about the importance of water to Indigenou...

Added: 03/26/23

SubjectToClimate

Water Is Life: Know Your Local Watershed

In this lesson, students learn about watersheds, how human activities impact watersheds, and what communities can do t...

Added: 03/26/23

SubjectToClimate

Song Study: Xiuhtezcatl’s “Broken”

In this lesson, students listen to and analyze the song “Broken” by Xiuhtezcatl, then create their own art project to share...

Added: 03/26/23

News for Students

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

News
May 30

Marine Mystery: Orcas Ram, Sink Boats off Spain and Portugal

Instead of “killer whales,” perhaps some orcas should be called Blubbery Boat Bashers of the ...

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May 26

UN Releases 'Roadmap' for 80% Cut in Plastic Pollution by 2040

Scientists warn that plastic pollution is harming the Earth. It's messing up the ground, oceans, and...

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May 24

Tiny Bats Offer Hope for Species Under Threat

If you took a walk on a summer evening in New England in the 1960s, you would’ve likely seen little brow...

News
May 24

Western States Reach Agreement on Drought-Stricken Colorado River

After months of talks, three states that rely on the Colorado River agreed on Monday on how to...

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May 22

Alberta Wildfires Blow Heavy Smoke Into US, Triggering Alerts

Wildfires that forced over 29,000 people to leave their homes in western Canada, are blowing thick smoke...

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May 18

A Lucky Find: New Species of Black Catshark Discovered

Scientists at the Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) have been searching for the origins of...

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May 18

World Surges Closer to Key Temperature Limit, UN Says

The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shared a new report on Wednesday. It says tha...

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May 17

After 50 Years, Platypuses Return to Australian Park

The platypus is an adorable animal that’s sort of like a mix of a duck, beaver, otter, and scorpion.

News
May 16

Early Heat Wave Strikes Pacific Northwest, Raising Wildfire Risk

Right now, a "heat dome" is over the northwest part of the US and Canada.

News
May 12

EPA Proposes 1st Limits on Carbon Emissions From Power Plants

On Thursday, Biden administration officials shared their biggest plan yet to help stop climate chang...

News
May 11

Elephant Able to Walk, Swim, and Play Thanks to Innovative Prosthetic

At the end of a now-viral TikTok, wildlife photographer Cameron Whitnall asks viewers to “Blow this up f...

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May 10

One Wing to Rule Them All: New Butterfly Species Named for Fantasy Villain

“The Eye was rimmed with fire, but was itself glazed, yellow as a cat’s, watchful and intent,...

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May 10

Villages Destroyed as Flooding Strikes The Democratic Republic of Congo

Days of heavy rain have devastated several remote areas in the eastern part of The Democra...

News
May 9

Deep Inside Mars, a Liquid Center

With its reddish hue, one might call the planet Mars the apple of our solar system. And no...

News
May 4

Scientists Find Mini-Ecosystems, and Potential Disease Cures, in Sloth Fur

Hair full of bugs, fungus, and bacteria? It might be time to get a new shampoo or quick haircut. But...

News
May 2

French Roll Out Welcome Mat For Dung Beetles

Warning: This story, like the marsh forests of southwestern France, is full of poop.

News
Apr 27

Award Highlights Environmental Action Around the World

Much of the news about the environment is about things getting worse. It can be easy to forget that many peopl...

News
Apr 27

‘SeaChange’ Fights Climate Change by Pulling Carbon From Oceans

Imagine the world’s oceans as a giant vacuum cleaner. It can suck carbon dioxide fro...

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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.

Citizens' Climate Lobby, andClimate Interactive

Climate Action Party: From En-ROADS to ACTION

In this webinar, teachers will learn more about the En-ROADS simulator from Ellie Johnston of...

Format: Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: May 31, 7:00pm EST
The All We Can Save Project

The All We Can Save Project: Circles Orientation

This orientation on starting and facilitating an All We Can Save Circle will include walki...

Format: Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: May 31, 11:00am EST
Green Ninja

Implementing New Jersey's Climate Change Education Initiative

Green Ninja is offering specialized teacher training to prepare all New Jerse...

Format: In Person, Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: November 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustainability Benchmarks for Individual and Social Learning

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustai...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustainability Standards and Performance Indicators

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustainability...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Controversy in the Classroom: Strategies for Managing Climate Change Discourse

This article provides techniques for educators to address cl...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Presidio Graduate School

Teaching Extreme Weather

This four-week program is designed to enhance K-12 science teachers’ understanding of the factors that contribute...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Date(s) Offered: June 12 - July 7, 2023
NOAA

New Jersey State Climate Summary

This guide provides a climate summary for the state of New Jersey, allowing teachers, curriculum specialis...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Teaching Climate

This guide is designed to help middle and high school science teachers incorporate climate topics into their classrooms. K...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Presidio Graduate School

Teaching Climate Justice

This four-week course allows K-12 educators to explore the important topics of climate change and environmental ju...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Date(s) Offered: June 19 - July 14, 2023

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