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Energy Use Modeling With Sketchbox

Sketchbox is a web interface that models building energy consumption to help make energy and cost-saving decisions.

Added: 03/25/24

PBS

Climate Change Along Connecticut’s Coast

This PBS video examines a variety of ecosystems and habitats in and around Connecticut's coastline bordering the Long...

Added: 03/23/24

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

Climate Change Lessons By Teachers

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Music Lesson: Consonance and Dissonance

Students create a consonant and dissonant musical composition in response to the visual effects of climate change.

Added: 03/27/24

SubjectToClimate

Measurement Lesson: Sustainable Fabrics

Students explore their shoes' size and purpose and learn about the positive and negative aspects of synthetic fabrics.

Added: 03/23/24

SubjectToClimate

Curriculum Planning Guide: Grade 3-5 Math

In this Climate Curriculum Planning Guide, teachers will find examples of lesson plans, activities, and strategies fo...

Added: 03/22/24

SubjectToClimate

Exploring Three Types of Natural Fabric

Students discover and explore the variety of natural fabrics found in our clothes.

Added: 03/21/24

SubjectToClimate

My Hearing Spot: Decodable Reader

In this decodable book, students will learn how to use a "sit spot" or a quiet place in nature to observe and notice animals...

Added: 03/19/24

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

News for Students

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

News
Mar 28

Massive Nova Explosion Will Briefly Create Light as Bright as North Star

Sometime between now and September, Earth dwellers will witness the effects of a massive thermonucle...

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Mar 27

Scientists to Spy on Animals During April Eclipse

Were the animals of the world to watch humans during a total solar eclipse, they might think us strange i...

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Mar 27

UN Sounds 'Red Alert' as World Breaks All Climate Records

Our planet “smashed” every global climate record in 2023. The United Nations’...

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Mar 26

'Devil Comet' Appears in Night Sky Until Early April

A comet with a diabolical nickname is blowing past our cosmic region at present. And if yo...

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Mar 22

Oldest Tree Fossils Discovered Along Lush British Coast

Researchers have unearthed the oldest tree fossil remnants along a high cliffline of sandstone&...

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Mar 22

Report: Air Unsafe in Most Countries

The air in most of the world’s countries is unfit to breathe. And the dirtiest is in Asia, a new report...

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Mar 21

EPA Unveils Emission Rules to Accelerate Transition to Electric Cars

The Biden administration unveiled strict new rules on Wednesday curbing tailpipe emissions...

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Mar 20

New Zealand Ocean Research Finds Dozens of New Species

Searching through a haul of creatures from the depths of the ocean off the coast of New Zealand, researchers&n...

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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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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.

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 29, June 21
American Museum of Natural History

Climate Change and New Jersey

This four-part, self-paced, interactive course provides information about the climate system and climate chan...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
STEM Teaching Tools

Climate Learning Resources

This page features many resources on many different topics. These resources are divided into six sections: STEM...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education—College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point

Step Outside Into Learning Online Module

In this self-paced online module, teachers will learn about how to teach outdoors.Participants hav...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Date(s) Offered: Rolling Enrollment, Runs from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
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
NOAA

Toolbox for Teaching Climate and Energy

This website features many resources to equip teachers to teach about climate and energy. The site...

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
CLEAN

Teaching Climate (Spanish)

This Teaching Climate (Spanish Translation) guide is designed to help middle and high school science teachers in...

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
SubjectToClimate

New Jersey Mentorship Program

Gain confidence in teaching climate change by building a relationship with an educator who can help you integ...

Format: Online: Asynchronous, Online: Synchronous

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