King's Centre for Visualization in Science
Explaining Climate Change: What Now? Responding to Climate Change
This is the ninth lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. It examines what humans can do to lessen the impact of climate change. Students will look at global data for carbon dioxide emissions now and...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Energy Challenges
With this resource, users join investigators in the exploration of humans' use of and dependence on the many energy resources. Learn about new technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration as an alternative to reduce our carbon...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Personal Emissions Calculator
Allow yourself 10-15 minutes to enter data to obtain an estimate of your personal greenhouse gas emissions. Then explore actions that you can take to reduce your energy and waste disposal costs. The calculator will display the amount of...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Human Impact
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn how we can reduce our carbon footprint by using alternate energy sources.
EL Education
El Education: Greenprint
Ninth grade students at Springfield Renaissance School wrote the Greenprint report as part of a learning expedition called Powering the 21st Century. The report summarizes student findings from energy audits at schools around the city...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Create a New Climate for Action
The wealth of information and tools available on this site will assist students and teachers to develop and promote active awareness of the impact human beings have on the environment. Resources are provided to guide them in how to lead...
Other
Environmental Defense Fund: Tips to Fight Global Warming
Read and take action to fight global warming with these 6 tips, complete with links and other climate change resources.
EL Education
El Education: Alternative Energy Report
This report was created by 7th and 8th grade students in Vergennes, Vermont, as part of a Learning expedition called "Reducing the Carbon Footprint." The building manager met with a team of approximately 40 students as they investigated...