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DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 9 8 14 : Italian Adventurer to Live on Iceberg Until It Melts
Learn about how Alex Bellini plans to live on an iceberg in order to draw attention to the issue of global warming.
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Ibcc: Canada's Boreal Forest and Global Warming
Canada's boreal forests and peatlands have vast reserves of carbon deposits that could have a huge impact on global warming if not protected. Carbon maps and fact sheets can be accessed here and there is a good overview of the issues.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Energy Intelligence Agency
This activity provides an active way for students to discover a few critical facts about how we use energy and how much energy we use. Each student has a "clue", some of which are pertinent energy facts and others are silly statements...
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World Wildlife Fund: Earth Hour
Earth Hour began in Australia in 2007 and was taken worldwide in 2008. What it means is that participants are asked to turn off their lights on a specific date at a specified hour, to send a strong message to governments to take stronger...
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Woods Hole Research Center
This site provides information about the issue of climate change. Here you can learn about the greenhouse effect, the scientific evidence to support global warming, the culprits, potential outcomes, what the skeptics don't tell you, and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hot Stuff!
Students observe demonstrations, and build and evaluate simple models to understand the greenhouse effect and the role of increased greenhouse gas concentration in global warming.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Metamorphosis Stories of Change
The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Dinosaur Breath
Through discussion and hands-on experimentation, students learn about the geological (ancient) carbon cycle. They investigate the role of dinosaurs in the carbon cycle and the eventual storage of carbon in the form of chalk. Students...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Trash to Treasure!
Student teams use the engineering design process to create a useful product of their choice out of recyclable items and "trash." The class is given a "landfill" of reusable items, such as aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, juice boxes,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Ecology at Work
Students learn how rooftop gardens help the environment and the lives of people, especially in urban areas. They gain an understanding of how plants reduce the urban heat island effect, improve air quality, provide agriculture space,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Global Climate Change
Learners learn how the greenhouse effect is related to global warming and how global warming impacts our planet, including global climate change. Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and how we react to these changes are the main...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Climate Change
A complete guide to the planet's climate change, including evidence, causes, effects, and conservation efforts.
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World Wildlife Fund: Climate Change
The World Wildlife Fund offers a comprehensive overview of climate change, also known as "Global warming." Content includes basic information about the process and its effect on the environment, the science to back it up, conservation...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions
Earth's atmosphere contains greenhouse gases. Find out what these gases are and where they come from. Also link to other information about how greenhouse gases contribute to climate change.
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David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Solutions
People power is the key to accelerating renewable energy in our homes and throughout our country. By acting together, we can drive real change in Canada that results in cleaner air, healthier communities and sustainable energy systems.
OneWorld UK
One World: Hot Earth: Climate Change for Kids
Younger students will love this colorful yet educational site on global warming and climate change. Easy to read factual information is included. Available in many different languages.
New York Times
New York Times: Questions: Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
[Free Registration/Login Required] What is alarming to experts about the science and the politics surrounding Earth's rapidly warming temperatures? Small groups will have conversations about global warming with the prompts provided.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Climate Change
Information about what climate change is and how it impacts wildlife and ecosystems.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Resources for Educators
Find an array of environmental and science-based lesson plans, activities and ideas from the EPA, other federal agencies, and external organizations.
NASA
Nasa: Introduction to Earth's Dynamically Changing Climate
NASA and PBS have joined forces to provide a lesson plan that will enable students to analyze data that documents a warming planet. Videos and other necessary documents for the lesson plan are provided. PBS TeacherLine also provides a...
BBC
Bbc News: Climate Change
This guide to climate change contains numerous BBC resources and scientific evidence for global warming.
NBC
Nbc Learn: Changing Planet
In this video/lesson series we will explore the impact that climate change is having on our planet. Click on the video for related lessons.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Climate Connections
NPR and National Geographic have joined forces to present the latest information on global warming. Reports speak to the causes, the signs, adaptations, profiles as well as solutions and what to do to help the situation.
OneWorld UK
One World: 12 Important Things You Can Do to Help Stop Global Warming
A terrific site aimed at younger students researching different ways that people can work to prevent global warming. Brief text with easy to read ideas are presented.