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Resources:
Outreach and Education
 Some climate change issues can be addressed
at the local level, through work with your tribal community. For example, you may want to work with tribal schools
or have an information booth at community events. Numerous outreach and educational resources about climate
change are available online and can be adapted for your target audience. This page provides a list of resources
available and some websites to help children learn about climate change. ITEP's Environmental Education Outreach
Program  www4.nau.edu/eeop/
can provide more ideas to aide your outreach and education efforts.
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CSI: Climate Status Investigations (The Keystone Center)
The Keystone Center provides a variety of lesson plans for middle and high school on the topic of climate change.
www.keystonecurriculum.org/index.html |
- Windows to the Universe (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research-UCAR)
Go to Teacher Resources>Classroom Activities for a large number of activities, grouped according to three levels.
www.windows.ucar.edu/
- Project Learn (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research-UCAR)
Lesson plans for middle school.
www.ucar.edu/learn/
- Global Warming Materials for Educators (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Teaching materials (secondary level) on renewable energy, climate change.
www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/global-warming-materials-for-educators.html
- Your Climate, Your Future (World Wildlife Fund)
Downloadable high school curriculum divided into fifteen lessons with handouts, a glossary and additional resources.
www.worldwildlife.org/climate/curriculum/item5944.html
- Climate Change—What You Can Do At School (US EPA)
Provides resources for students, educators, and administrators; includes Climate CHECK, a downloadable emissions calculator
to use in schools.
www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/school.html
- Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit (US Global Change Research Program)
Tookit aids educators in teaching how climate change is affecting the nation’s wildlife and public lands, and how
everyone can become “climate stewards.” Divides country into 11 ecoregions and includes case studies and
activities.
www.globalchange.gov/resources/educators/toolkit
- Climate Change: A Wisconsin Activity Guide—Grades 7-12 (Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources)
The 12 activities in this teacher’s guide will help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to become informed and
active participants in society’s climate change discussions. The guide touches on both the scientific aspects of climate
change and social issues. 2009.
www.dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/teacher/climatechangeguide.htm
- The Climate Change Collection
List of online resources developed and reviewed by a team of science teachers, climate scientists and learning experts
for accuracy and effectiveness. Includes background materials, high-quality web portals, classroom activities, and research
on misconceptions about weather and climate.
http://serc.carleton.edu/climatechange/
- GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment)
Worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program; promotes and supports students,
teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations.
www.globe.gov/r/
- Stabilization Wedges Game (Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton University)
Team-based game that teaches players about the scale of the greenhouse gas problem plus technologies that exist to reduce
our carbon emissions. Could be used with high-school students or adults.
cmi.princeton.edu/wedges/game.php
- K-12 Energy Lesson Plans & Activities (US Dept. of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)
Links to more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy for grades K-12.
www.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/
- Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility Education and Outreach Program (US Dept. of Energy)
Lesson plans related to weather and climate for grades K-12. Includes lessons for North Slope of Alaska and Southern Great Plains.
http://education.arm.gov/teacherslounge/lessons.stm
- National Energy Education and Development (NEED) Project
Educational materials about energy.
www.need.org/EnergyInfobooks.php
- The Climate Institute
List of educational resources.
http://climate.org/resources/educational-links.html
- Book: Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
By Colin Hocking, Cary I. Sneider, John Erickson, and Richard Golden,
Lawrence Hall of Science, Univ. of California at Berkeley GEMS teacher's guide, grades 7-8.
www.lhsgems.org/GEM322.html
- Book: Teaching About Climate Change: Cool Schools Tackle Global Warming
Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn (editors), Toronto: Green Teacher, 2001, Grades K-12. Activities to use at school, at home, or
in the community.
www.greenteacher.com/tacc.html
- Video: It’s All About Carbon (Climate Connections: NPR)
Animated five-part video series about carbon. Climate Connections website also has audio files, videos, and news stories
about climate change.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9657621&ps=bb6
Climate Change Websites for Kids
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