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PBS

Pbs Teachers:world in the Balance: Who Will Take the Heat?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine the environmental, economic and political issues surrounding global climate change policy. Conduct a role-play, and explore the options available to tackle global climate issues.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
The IPCC was established to be an objective source of information on climate change. Its primary goal is to assist policy makers in particular with making sound decisions as they try to address issues around the impact of climate change....
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Carbonify: What Is the Kyoto Protocol?

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what the Kyoto Protocol is and the greenhouse gases that it commits to reducing, whether it has been a success, and the importance of individual efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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CNN

Cnn: Tech

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN coverage of the latest in science and technology news. Website includes the environment and discovery highlights.
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Nature Canada

Nature Canada: Climate Change Is Here.

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource that looks at the causes and effects of climate change on the world-at-large. Find out how climate change affects animals like birds and the polar bear. The site also offers strategies for how we can reduce global warming...
Primary
John Wiley & Sons

Wiley: Environment: Chapter 21: The Atmosphere, Climate and Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion site to the textbook, Earth as a Living Planet. This chapter discusses global warming and how to deal with it.
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Ecological Enterprises, Inc.: Climate Ark

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links, a search tool, and an archive to climate change related news stories on topics including greenhouse effect, deforestation, alternative energy sources, global warming, and other environmental issues.
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Other

The Greenhouse Effect: Natural and Amplified Warming

For Students 3rd - 8th
This concise resource presents a thorough drawing which simplifies the explanation of the greenhouse effect into six easy to understand steps.
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English Club

English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Global Warming Game

For Students 6th - 8th
Complete an informational text about global warning by filling in the blanks with words from a word bank. A percentage score is provided once answers have been checked.
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BBC

Bbc News: Rising Sea Levels: A Tale of Two Cities

For Students 9th - 10th
When people talk about the impact of rising sea levels, they often think of small island states that risk being submerged if global warming continues unchecked.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Environment for Kids: Global Warming

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about global warming and changes in the Earth's climate. What are some causes? Teach greenhouse gasses and carbon footprint.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz will discuss the importance of global warming and the affect it has on the Earth. It will also talk about the causes of global warming and what we can do to help stop it from ruining our planet. The Earth is heating up at an...
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Other

Natural Resources Defense Council: Global Warming Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) offers a section focusing on frequently asked questions about global warming. Learn what causes global warming, if the earth is really getting hotter, whether or not there is cause for...
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Other

Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Limit Food Waste

For Students 2nd - 6th
Each year, people throw out millions of tons of food that could still be eaten. That is a lot of food! Even when we compost food waste there are still some negative impacts. Resources like water and energy are used to grow and transport...
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NASA

Climate Kids: What Do All These Graphs Mean?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to make, read and interpret a graph based on information regarding climate change. Understand the need to think globally and to take action!
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National Wildlife Federation

Natural Wildlife Federation: Live Green

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you can do to reduce global warming in this succinct but informative resource. Several links are provided to related sources.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Are the Causes of Climate Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the two important factors that influence climate, and why the climate is changing.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Global Warming

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that provides information about global warming, and the issues associated with green energy production and usage.
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BBC

Bbc: Copenhagen Deal: Key Points

For Students 9th - 10th
After many days of disputes and bad tempers, here are the most important points of the 2009 accord reached between the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa. However, no legally binding agreements or deadlines were worked out. Video...
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Other

The Canary Project

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're looking for photographic evidence of global warming, then this is a good resource to check out. Photographs from around the world document the effects of global warming.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Be an Energy Saver

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out what you can do to be an energy saver and help slow global warming.
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Other

Nmsea: Electrolysis: Obtaining Hydrogen From Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The New Mexico Solar Energy Association provides an article entitled, "Electrolysis: obtaining hydrogen from water - the basis for a solar-hydrogen economy". The article is medium size in length with pictures and charts throughout to help.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Modelling Climate Change in a Box

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students model climate change in an experiment. Provides directions and models to accomplish this experiment on global warming.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Let's Do Science Programs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site provides three lesson plans about global warming including one that discusses scenarios for future generations.