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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Global Warming Graph Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners interpret a variety of graphs from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports learning the details of climate change.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Cloudy Climate Change: How Clouds Affect Earth's Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Subsistence Culture Impacted by Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This short video explains how warmer temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the ecosystem and affecting the Athabaskan people, threatening their way of life. [2:59]
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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...
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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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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Costs of Tackling Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses results from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the costs in battling global warming.
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Other

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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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Sinking Water: Glaciers, Ocean Currents and Weather Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson where students learn how warm water is less dense than cold water, and what this means for global climate change as ice from the polar regions melts. Students will do experiments in buoyancy and water density when hot or cold,...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Climate Change Threatens Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
More than half of the species of penguins are feeling the affects of global warming. Understand the impact of this climate change while reading this article and exploring the resources provided. Teacher resources available for students...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Can Science Win Over Climate Change Skeptics?

For Students 9th - 10th
With many skeptical over the concept of climate change this article stresses that the best means to win them over is with scientific proof.
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: The Arctic Our Global Thermostat

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists believe that the climate in the Arctic is an indicator of global climatic conditions. Learn what makes the Arctic so unique and how scientists use this information to predict global changes. Informative photos accompanied by...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Human Environmental Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module, we will explore the concept of pollution and discuss how human use of resources relates. We will discuss the evidence for and against human-caused climate change. Students will compare and contrast pollution cleanup with...
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NASA

Nasa Visualization Explorer: Enhancing the Extremes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource from NASA shares scientific projections about climate change.
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Practical Action

Practical Action: Beat the Flood

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Flooding due to climate change can have a devastating effect on people's lives. Set on the fictitious island of Watu, pupils explore how STEM skills can be used to help communities be better prepared for flooding. Students will work as a...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the theories of evolution, plate tectonics, and global warming.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the theories of evolution, plate tectonics, and global warming.
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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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Shakespeare to Defoe: Malaria in England

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed analysis of the spread of malaria in England owing to changes in climate during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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NASA

Nasa: Climate Time Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel through time and explore how the changing climate has affected sea ice, sea level, carbon dioxide levels, and global temperatures. Also, decide whether or not you would be affected if the sea level rose due to warmer temperatures...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Nasa Classroom of the Future: Earth on Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and activities looking at the impact of industrial and agricultural practices on global warming.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Polar Discovery: The Greenland Glacier Expedition: July 7 July 24, 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
This polar expedition took place in 2008, but you can still experience the thrill of following these scientists as they engage in research studying the changes in Greenland's ice sheet. Meet the research team and learn about the...
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Other

Global Citizen Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
This youth organization is committed to fighting global poverty. The site requires registration in order to access the tools it provides for young people wanting to make a difference. But there is plenty of information on issues such as...
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Other

David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Niwa: Climate and Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn more about the climate and weather? This webpage contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about climate and weather. Topics include ozone, greenhouse gases, global warming, tornadoes,...

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