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.
NASA
Nasa: Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle
Learn about the element carbon and its importance on the Earth's atmosphere and sustainability of life on the planet. Additionally, understand the role the carbon cycle plays in global climate change over time.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Sources, Sinks, and Feedbacks
Students will learn about how the Earth's carbon cycle works, as they examine the relationship between levels of carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere and the temperature of the ocean's surface. Includes online student...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Tree Rings Simulation Dendrochronology
Tree rings help scientists learn about past climates by decoding tree ring patterns. Use this interactive simulation to learn how tree ring patterns tell us about climate conditions in the past.
NOAA
Noaa: Homepage
This is the homepage and online publication of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which provides weather and environmental-related news from around the world.
PBS
Quest: How Do Greenhouse Gases Work?
Use this interactive infographic to learn about the function of greenhouse gases, and how they affect heat in the atmosphere.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Paleoclimates and Pollen
In this extensive instructional activity, students examine and investigate pictures of pollen grains to determine the likely climate at the time the pollen was shed.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Global Warming: Graphs Tell the Story
Examine these graphs from the NOVA/ FRONTLINE Web site to see dramatic increases in the temperature of Earth's surface and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
NOAA
Noaa: National Climatic Data Center: Groundhog Day
Find background about Groundhog Day and the folklore involved. Look through the charts that show how closely Punxsutawney Phil's predicitions align with the actual weather.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change
A collection of video lectures from a course that explores the physical processes the control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate that is taught at Yale University. The course covers topics like clouds, rain, severe storms, regional...
Other
Niwa: El Nino and La Nina
A webpage discussing the global climate systems of El Nino and La Nina. Learn that these weather patterns are "ocean warming" events that are global climate fluctuations that cause major changes in the Pacific atmospheric and ocean...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 1: Think Globally: Act Locally
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. This lab introduces students to the parts of the Earth system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and pedosphere. As the students learn about the...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Fact Sheet for El Nino
This site from the Univ. Corp. for Atmospheric Research provides detailed information on El Nino and its effects on the trade winds is offered at this site, with satellite photos.
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.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Understanding Ocean Acidification
The following is a series of 5 activities regarding ocean acidifcation Students will learn about rising Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, climate change, ocean reefs, marine calcifers and ocean pH.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature
To discover the link between ocean temperatures and currents as related to our concern for current climate change.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Global Warming Graph Analysis
Students interpret a variety of graphs from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports learning the details of climate change.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Should We Talk About the Weather?
Discover how scientists use the BOREAS to gather data such as heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more to see what role these levels have on climate changes.
Other
Antarctic Geological Drilling: Environmental Literacy Framework Activities
An impressive collection of lessons on climate science and climate change. The entire book can be downloaded. As well, each lesson has its own page with some combination of background information, PowerPoints, images, maps, glossaries,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Carbon Temperature Model
With this carbon/temperature interactive model, students investigate the role of atmospheric carbon in the greenhouse effect using a relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature.
Other
Cornerstone Networks: Fourth Grade Science Lesson 1
This site, designed as a fourth-grade lesson, focuses on the earth's atmosphere with information on prevailing winds.
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Heat Transfer
A discussion from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey of the thermal factors effecting the movement of air masses in the atmosphere. Numerous topics such as methods of heat transfer, latent heat, phase changes (including sublimation and...
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Human Impact: Melting Ice
Lesson plan examines the potential impacts of the warming of the atmosphere.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Greenhouse Gas in a Bottle Demonstration
A simple demonstration that is quick and easy to setup and provides dramatic evidence of the effect on temperature of an atmosphere with increased carbon dioxide. [4 min]