CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Warming
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How global warming is affecting the Earth.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Global Warming
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...
PBS
Nova: If the Ice Melts
Global warming is becoming a big concern. See how it might affect the shorelines if parts of the Antarctic ice sheet melt. Diagrams of the east coast, Florida, northern Europe and southeast Asia are available.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Warming of the Polar Regions
Learn about the climate in the Polar regions and how it is affected by global warming. Links to related material.
Climate Literacy
Clean: How Does Melting Ice Affect Sea Level?
Students investigate how sea levels might rise when ice sheets and ice caps melt by constructing a pair of models and seeing the effects of ice melt in two different situations.
PBS
Nova: Earth in Peril
A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...
Other
National Resources Defense Council: Your Oceans
Learn about issues that are major threats to the health of our oceans; read personal stories of how these threats affect people whose lives are connected to these valuable resources. Includes possible solutions and things you can do to...
OneWorld UK
One World: The Story of an Island and a Planet
Elementary students will appreciate these stories of how man's appearance on planet Earth affected all creatures and life!
Other
Interactions Between the Atmosphere & Hydrosphere [Pdf]
A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...
Other
Primer on Climate Change and Human Health [Pdf]
A comprehensive guide to climate change in Canada. This site offers both a national look and then looks at the implications of climate change on specific regions and provinces.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climate Change and Arctic Ecosystems
Students learn about how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, and then investigate how this change is impacting polar bear populations. Students analyze maps of Arctic sea ice, temperature graphs, and polar bear population...
Other
Climate Central: Surging Seas
An interactive map that shows how areas will be effective by rising sea levels. See the flooding risks down to the neighborhood. Also find statistics of affected populations, homes and lands. There is also factsheets, widgets, and action...
Other
1 Sky: The Basics of Climate Change
Understand the basics of climate change and how it affects our planet. Learn ways to take action that can impact how our government deals with climate change
Other
Union of Concerned Scientists: The Great Green Web Game
An interactive game tests knowledge of how choices affect the environment. Become more environmentally aware of how shopping behavior impacts the environment.
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....
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.
Other
Canterbury Environmental Education Centre: Weather Explorer
A look at the weather, how it is measured, and how it is caused. Learn what weather is like all over the world, how global warming is affecting our planet, and how "extreme" conditions like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought...