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Analyzing the Rise of U.S. Wildfires
Students will learn about the effects of rising temperatures on forests and wildfires, complete a graphing exercise, answer questions, and have a class discussion about the topics presented.
Subjects: Science, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Math
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types: Lesson Plan, Video, Data, Worksheet, Article
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Views 286
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Global Forest Watch Interactive Map
This interactive map visualizes large amounts of data related to forests and land use including tree cover, deforestation over time, fires, types of land use, climate, and biodiversity.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Interactive Media
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Views 279
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What Happens If We Cut Down All of a City’s Trees?
This TED-Ed animated video describes historical examples of trees benefiting human civilizations and explains why trees are crucial to humans in urban settings.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Biology, History, Geography, Health
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types: Video, Interactive Media, Article
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Views 236
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"Dear Future Generations: Sorry"
This powerful video is an apology to future generations for what we are doing to our planet.
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts, Art, Justice, Climate Action
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types: Video, Artwork
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Views 117
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Food Waste
This short video resource displays text, images, and video clips describing the huge amount of greenhouse gases emitted from food waste.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Climate Action
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Video
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Views 532
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Google Earth Timelapse - Tokyo's Heat Island Effect
This interactive resource lets students explore 3-D maps, images, text, and data about the heat-island effect in Tokyo.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography, Health, Climate Action
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types: Interactive Media, Data
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The Powerful Role of Household Actions in Solving Climate Change
This informative article by Project Drawdown highlights the power of individual and household actions to fight climate change and reduce levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Climate Action
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Article
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Views 32
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Tree Rings: Counting the Years of Global Warming
This video shows how dendrochronologists at the Big Sky Insitute collect core samples of living and dead trees and analyze the trees' rings to show how climate change impacts certain regions.
Subjects: Science, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Video
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Views 44
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Plant for the Planet
This video shows how a 9-year-old German boy named Felix started a foundation called Plant for the Planet to educate people about climate justice and the importance of planting trees to sequester carbon.
Subjects: Science, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Climate Action
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Type: Video
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Views 68
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Frontiers in Forest Monitoring: Introduction to Satellite Monitoring
This video explains the basics of Global Forest Watch, a nonprofit organization that uses satellites and automatic data processing to identify areas of deforestation in real-time.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Video
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Views 106
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Wangari Maathai & The Green Belt Movement
This video features Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, political activist, and founder of the Green Belt Movement.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Economics, Justice
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Video
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Views 29
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UN Emissions Gap Report 2020
This detailed report provides a review of global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and current emission trends.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Civics, History, Geography, Justice, Climate Action
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types: Video, Scientific Paper
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Views 111
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Tree Equity Score
This interactive map analyzes data to provide a tree equity score, taking into account demographic indicators and environmental conditions.
Subjects: Social Studies, Economics, Geography, Justice, Health
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Interactive Media
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Views 384
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Wangari Maathai & Deforestation
This lesson introduces African environmentalist Wangari Maathai and links deforestation with the concepts of governance, poverty, and income opportunities for women in Kenya.
Duration: 80 minutes
Subjects: Science, Justice, Health, Climate Action
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th
Types: Lesson Plan, Interactive Media, Video, Video
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The Tree Cover and Temperature Disparity in US Urbanized Areas: Quantifying the Association with Income Across 5,723 Communities
This scientific paper discusses original research that looked at the connections between tree cover and summer temperatures, tree cover, and other variables in various urban locations around the United States.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Civics, Geography, Justice, Health
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Type: Scientific Paper