National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Wild Places: Arctic
An overview of the ecological state of arctic environments, plant, and animals.
Read Works
Read Works: Is the Earth Getting Warmer?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climate change and the problems it can cause. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Outdoor Air Pollution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air pollution is due to chemical substances and particles released into the air mainly by human actions. This pollution affects entire ecosystems around the world....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Causes of Extinction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In addition to habitat destruction, other human-caused problems are also threatening many species. These include issues associated with climate change, pollution,...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Graphing the Extent of Sea Ice in Arctic and Antarctic
Students graph sea ice extent in both polar regions over a three-year period to learn about seasonal variations, and over a 30-year period to learn about longer-term trends.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Feeling the Heat
For this lesson students learn about the urban heat island effect by investigating which areas of their schoolyard have higher temperatures. Then they analyze data about how the number of heat waves in an urban area has increased over...
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biodiversity Quiz (Ecological Problems)
Take an interactive quiz over ecological problems affecting the environment. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Carbon Cycles
Students are introduced to the concept of energy cycles by learning about the carbon cycle. They will learn how carbon atoms travel through the geological (ancient) carbon cycle and the biological/physical carbon cycle. Students will...
Stanford University
Stanford Solar Center: About the Sun
The Stanford Solar Center provides information about the sun, activities, solar art, and solar folklore.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Carbon Lab
An interactive lab simulation demonstrates the effects of increased carbon in the atmosphere and how that increase contributes to climate change. A data table for student records is available for download.
Other
Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Climate Change and Coral Reefs
Find out about the devastating effects climate change is having on Florida's coral reef ecosystems.
Other
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador: Climate Change Club
Join the fun at the Climate Change Club where you can find out ways to take action at home, in school, and in your community. Keep up with the latest news in climate science, and link to fact sheets and other fun sites that care about...
National Snow and Ice Data Center
State of the Cryosphere: Ice Shelves
If you need an in-depth explanation of ice shelves, then this is a resource that's worth looking into. There are plenty of diagrams showing existing ice shelves and the way they are shrinking.
Other
Rocky Mountain Institute: Climate Protection for Fun & Profit [Pdf]
The first article in this newsletter talks about a speech made by Former President Bill Clinton and his stance on the environment. (Published 1997)
Other
Ratifying Kyoto Will Benefit Canada's Competitiveness
A sophisticated and in-depth research document suitable for senior students needing a primary study in the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol to Canada's economic competitiveness. A large Adobe PDF document is clickable and downloadable. The...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Climate Change
Learn about the causes and effects of climate change, and ways to combat the effects.
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