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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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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Join teachers and students all over the country in observing the migratory patterns of birds and butterflies and the growth changes of plants as the climate changes. "Journey North" offers a wealth of resources to use as you investigate...
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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Global Warming: What Should We Do About It?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity based resource for teachers in which students are involved in reading summaries, literature and scientific reports about Global Warming, formulating a response on how to approach Global Warming, then taking part in a mock Global...
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Royal Geographical Society

Royal Geographical Society: Kenya: A Changing Nation

For Students 3rd - 6th
Kenya is home to some of the world's rarest animals and to traditional people whose way of life is under threat. Read about the Maasai people, the animals and climate of Kenya, and investigate how the country is changing.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Impact of Continued Global Warming Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A big-picture overview of humans' continued impact on global warming and climate change.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters

For Students 1st - 9th
Through interactive and engaging learning site, students become the scientists and learn how to determine earth's temporal past.
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University of Wisconsin

Uw: Probabilities, Uncertainties and Units Used to Quantify Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource engages learners in using scientific data to analyze a 150-year dataset from Lake Mendota in Madison Wisconsin reflecting seasonal ice cover.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Climate Patterns, Causes, and Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site examines climatic changes over the last 10,000 years, temperature changes over the last 100 years, causes of global warming, and the effects of global warming.

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