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Lego

Think Outside the Bus Mini Lesson

In this lesson, students learn about circular economies using the example of electric school buses in the United States, insp...

Added: 03/18/24

Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education

Solar Relay Activity

In this lesson plan, students learn how solar panels produce electricity by acting as electrons moving through a giant model of a solar ce...

Added: 03/18/24

Learning for a Sustainable Future

Reusable Bags Action Toolkit

This Canada-based resource is a collection of activities about reusing, centered around an activity where students create reusable...

Added: 03/18/24

Learning for a Sustainable Future

Food for Thought Action Toolkit

In this collection of activities, students will learn about the global food system, the benefits of supporting local farmers, h...

Added: 03/15/24

UCI Science Project

Redlining: Understanding Our Past to Reimagine Our Future

This three day lesson plan will teach students about the unequal distribution of green spaces in citi...

Added: 03/13/24

Hudson River PK

Bob the Blob Lesson

In this activity, students learn the essential body parts of a fish by creating their own Hudson River fish from a paper plate and craft su...

Added: 03/13/24

New York Botanical Garden

Into the Woods: Nature Hunt Activity Sheet

In this outdoor activity, students will explore a local forest, observe the plants and animals within this forest, a...

Added: 03/12/24

NASA Climate Kids

A Guide to Climate Change for Kids

This easy-to-follow reference guide helps students comprehend various climate change topics, such as greenhouse gasses, sea...

Added: 03/12/24

Learning for a Sustainable Future

No Idling Action Toolkit

This lesson plan is a multi-week project in which students learn about the issue of automobile idling and take action to reduce this h...

Added: 03/12/24

CLEAN

2018 National Climate Assessment - Northwest

In this guide, teachers can access a collection of related lessons, guiding questions, videos, and case studies to...

Added: 03/12/24

CLEAN

2018 National Climate Assessment - Midwest

This teacher guide for the Midwest section of the National Climate Assessment includes background information, a syn...

Added: 03/12/24

Sustainability Ambassadors

Mechanical Engineer

This article explores the job responsibilities of a Senior Mechanical Engineer, the skills required to excel at this position, and how this...

Added: 03/11/24

Climate Change Lessons By Teachers

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SubjectToClimate

Reading Lesson: Sustainable Seafood

Students read and analyze information about where we get our seafood and sustainable seafood practices.

Added: 03/19/24

SubjectToClimate

Brainstorming: What Is Climate Change?

This activity acts as an anticipation guide to learn what knowledge students already have about climate change.

Added: 03/14/24

SubjectToClimate

Environmental Restoration: Social Studies Lesson

Using case studies, students apply international principles to evaluate human-environment relationships.

Added: 03/13/24

SubjectToClimate

Green Careers: A Public Speaking Lesson

In this lesson, students act as science communicators to explain patterns in temperature changes over time.

Added: 02/27/24

SubjectToClimate

Backyard Math: Printable Bundle

This bundle of printable math practice worksheets targets numeracy and operational skills including counting, comparing sets, a...

Added: 02/23/24

SubjectToClimate

Backyard ELA: Printable Bundle

In this activity, students will practice phonological awareness and phonics skills while exploring the natural world around them...

Added: 02/23/24

SubjectToClimate

Weather Journal and Graphing Activity

In this activity, students observe and record the weather, and then graph their findings.

Added: 02/16/24

SubjectToClimate

Developing Climate Change Community Solutions

In this lesson, students learn about the importance of communities working together to design climate change solu...

Added: 02/12/24

SubjectToClimate

Leveled Reader: Farming in Pakistan

Through this book, students will learn about the impacts of sea level rise on farming communities.

Added: 02/09/24

SubjectToClimate

Energy Research and Writing

In this activity, students research and write about the pros and cons of different energy types.

Added: 02/09/24

SubjectToClimate

Refusing Plastic Writing

This activity includes pre-writing and scaffolded writing templates to use after learning about the environmental impacts of plastic.

Added: 02/07/24

SubjectToClimate

Beginning, Middle, End Graphic Organizers

In this activity, students use the graphic organizers to respond to stories related to climate change.

Added: 02/05/24

News for Students

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

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Mar 19

Invasive Lanternflies, Beware: Teen's New Invention Carries a Shocking Surprise

When 18-year-old Selina Zhang of New Jersey was younger, she thought spotted lanternflies were pretty. They ha...

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Mar 19

Voyager 1 Deep Space Probe May be Dying

Voyager 1 (V1), the first human-made spacecraft to venture beyond our solar system — farther t...

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Mar 19

Vernal Equinox Arrives (Slightly) Early This Year

Want to welcome the flowers and showers of spring the moment it arrives? If you live in the US, set your...

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Mar 18

How To Keep Antarctic Glaciers From Melting? Build a Wall

As global warming expands, scientists are weighing a number of ambitious plans to prevent giant Anta...

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Mar 15

SpaceX Starship Flies Higher and Farther Before Failed Landing

SpaceX and NASA are celebrating the most successful failure to date of the unmanned Starship&nb...

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Mar 14

Amateur Birdwatcher First in World to 10,000 Species Seen

“Sometime in the second half of 2024, I hope to see a bird,” Kaestner, 70, wrote in an essay for t...

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Mar 14

Builders Looking for Eco-Friendly Bricks Consider 'Hempcrete'

Hemp is the cannabis plant that can be smoked, spun into clothing, pressed into paper, and ground in...

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Mar 14

Wide Swath of US to be Treated to Total Solar Eclipse

Want to know if you’re in the path of the biggest sky-spectacle of 2024? On a map, plunk your finger dow...

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Mar 13

Scientists Discover Age of Moroccan Desert's Giant Sand Dune

Scientists have calculated the age of a massive “star dune” in the Moroccan desert...

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Mar 12

Whale Species That Disappeared from North Atlantic 200 Years Ago Spotted Off Massachusetts Coast

In what's perhaps a miracle and an omen, a gray whale was spotted last week in North Atlantic waters...

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Mar 11

New Satellite Will Track Biggest Methane Polluters in Fossil Fuel Industry

A new satellite sent into space to detect methane will start tracking which oil and gas sites a...

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Mar 8

Climate Change Set 9th Straight Month of Record Temperatures in February

The Earth passed two grim climate milestones last month. It saw its ninth straight month of record h...

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Mar 6

Buried Under Balls of Rolling Vines, Utah Towns Face 'Tumble-mageddon'

The same series of severe storms that dumped feet of snow on California’s Sierra Nevada mountains o...

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Mar 6

Megafarms Up, Small Farms Down in Major US Agriculture Census

The past five years have not been kind to small family farms in the US. But COVID-era subsidies and...

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Mar 6

Loved Before: The Store Saving Stuffies — And the Environment

For many, the idea of throwing away a stuffed animal is unthinkable. They’re our childhood forever frien...

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Mar 4

Everest Cleanup Effort Transforms Trash of the Trek Into Sustainable Goods

When people think about Mt. Everest , they often imagine a beautiful, huge mountain covered in snow. But...

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Mar 4

'Life-Threatening' Snowstorm Powers Through California Mountains

A major snowstorm with strong winds blasted through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California and nea...

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Mar 1

Heavy Rainfall Creates Large Boat-Worthy Lake in Death Valley

Death Valley is seeing a freakish turn of nature caused by climate change. The hottest, driest desert in...

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Professional Learning

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Teach ME Outside

Building a Culture of Teaching Outside

In this workshop, teachers will learn how to create a culture of outdoor learning at their school. P...

Format: In Person
Date(s) Offered: March 16, March 29, June 21
University of Maine Farmington

Graduate Certificate in Nature-Based Education

This program will prepare educators to integrate nature-based learning into their teaching.

Format: In Person, Online: Asynchronous, Online: Synchronous
Project Drawdown

Climate Solutions 101

This six-part video series on climate solutions is hosted by Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown....

Format: Online: Asynchronous
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
CLEAN

Controversy in the Classroom: Strategies for Managing Climate Change Discourse

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

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Take Action Global

Coding for Climate

In this 3-week global collaboration experience, teachers and their students will be introduced to computer science skill...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Date(s) Offered: April 1-22, 2024
National Center for Science Education

1.5°C May Not Seem Like Much, But It's a Really Big Deal. Here's Why.

This article explains the importance of limiting global heating to th...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Teaching Energy (Spanish)

This Teaching Energy (Spanish Translation) guide is designed to help middle and high school teachers incorporate...

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
Teach ME Outside

Best Practices in Science Teaching

This guide will help teachers shift their pedagogy from having students "learn about" content to having...

Format: Online: Asynchronous

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