Climate Change

Web Resources for Teachers and Students

Animal Planet – “The Animals Save the Planet” YouTube videos

Energy saving polar animals example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kocZ-j-o3I&feature=channel

Black Balloons Energy Saving Campaign – YouTube video

General energy use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eg_SEAnE-M&feature=player_embedded
Lighting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXLGRfc8Z9M&feature=channel

Bridges to Understanding
Climate Change Project - Curriculum
http://www.bridgesweb.org/projects/projects_climate.html

Cool School Challenge

http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/resources.aspx
Materials aimed to motivate students, teachers, and school districts to reduce carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions school-wide.

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Basic Information U.S. Climate Policy
Frequent Questions What You Can Do
Science At Home
Greenhouse Gas Emissions On the Road
Health and Environmental Effects At the Office
At School
Glossary

EPA – Clean School Bus – Idle Reduction

http://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/antiidling.htm

EPA – Climate Change Kids Site

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

EPA – Create a Climate for Action (for “teens”)

http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction/
Join with other teens to green your energy scene. Get smart on how you can help and
calculate your impact. Become a Climate Ambassador by motivating your friends, school,
and community to address climate change and children's health.

Facing the Future

http://www.facingthefuture.org/

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Kwigillingok Alaska High School Students – YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qPa2xIU4o
In "First Person Singular," three high school students from Kwigillingok, Alaska,
share their personal stories of how climate change is affecting their village--and
their lives.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/climate/

NASA
Global Climate Change Resources for Educators
http://gcce.larc.nasa.gov/?page_id=19
Global Climate Change - Climate ―Kids‖
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm

National Environmental Education Foundation

http://www.eeweek.org/resources/climate_curricula.htm
Links to climate change curricula for K-12 classrooms

National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-environment/way-forward-
climate.html
A variety of short films (3+ minutes):
Global Climate Change: Including: ―A Way Forward: Facing Climate Change‖,
―Antarctica Ice‖, ―Glacier Melt‖, ―Greenhouse Gases‖ and ―Global Warming 101‖
Threats to Animals: Including ―State of Polar Bears‖

National Parks Service – Department of the Interior (brochure PDF)

http://www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/upload/sb-climate.pdf
Climate Change in National Parks

National Public Radio

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/climate/video/krulwich.html
Play videos from Robert Krulwich's five-part cartoon series,
―Global Warming: It's All About Carbon‖
More Climate Connections Videos, from Public Television's Wild Chronicles.

National Snow and Ice Data Center

http://nsidc.org/
Monthly ice sheet and 1979-2000 median comparisons

National Wildlife Federation

http://www.climateclassroomkids.org/popup_slideshow.html
PowerPoint presentation for 5th-12th grade students – includes presenter guide.
http://www.climateclassroom.org/teens/
Climate Classroom Lesson Plans for Teens – ―What’s Up with Global Warming‖
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Climate Change and Global Warming What We Do:
Offset Your Emissions
What's New Climate-Saving Tips Stop Deforestation
The Impacts of Climate Change Get the Facts Adapt to Impacts
Climate Change and Biodiversity: Take a Quiz Support Policy

Natural Resources Defense Council

―Acid Test: The Global Problem of Ocean Acidification‖
An inspiring and thought provoking video about the effects of carbon dioxide on ocean life.
http://www.aquariumsandclimate.com/NRDC-Acid-test-ocean-acidification-documentary

NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)

Arctic Theme Page – ―What has been happening to polar bears in recent decades?‖
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_schliebe.html

North American Association for Environmental Education

http://eelink.net/pages/EE+Activities+-+Air+and+Climate
Environmental Activities – Air and Climate

Pacific Institute
Bottled Water and Energy
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bottled_water_and_energy.html

Polar Bears International (PBI)

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/

Project Polar Bear (PBI)

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/programs/project-polar-bear
From goat-mowing patrols to no idle zones—Project Polar Bear is a way for small groups of young people
to make a big difference! Our contest challenges teens to create community projects that reduce carbon
emissions. Grand Prize teens win a trip to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada to see wild polar bears.

Polar Palooza – Educator’s Corner

http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/pp09.php
POLAR-PALOOZA is a multimedia initiative - supported by both NSF and NASA -
involving researchers, Alaskan natives, in-person presentations at science centers
and natural history museums, video and audio podcasts, and more.

Polar Research Group - The Cryosphere Today

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/
Side-by-side comparison maps and graphs that show the gradual decline of Arctic ice

Polar Science Center – University of Washington

http://psc.apl.washington.edu/
Polar Science Center researchers observe and model the physical processes that
control the nature and distribution of sea ice and polar ice sheets, the structure and
movement of high-latitude oceans, and the interactions between air, sea, ice and biota.
The Center has made major contributions to the understanding of how the arctic system
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Polar Science Weekend at the Pacific Science Center - March 3 -6 , 2011
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/psw/
This annual event is a great opportunity for students to meet and speak with Polar Science Center
scientists (from the UW) who have been trained to interpret their research to the public including
students and families.

PBS
Global Warming lesson plan – Grades 9-12
http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/globalwarming.html

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

No Idling Campaign (At School!)
http://www.pscleanair.org/actions/vehicles/schools.aspx

Sea World – Polar Bears Infobook

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/index.htm

Union of Concerned Scientists - Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions

Links to sites that address global warming science including predictions and solutions.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/science/

Will Steger Foundation

http://www.willstegerfoundation.org/index.php/programs/k-12-education-program
Will Steger Foundation’s K-12 interdisciplinary climate change education program
includes lesson plans that are experiential in nature, tied to national standards, and
available free for download. The curricula and online adventure learning program is
proud to have the support of the National Education Association.

Windows to the Universe

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/climate.html
Includes: ―What is Climate?‖, ―Climate Change in Polar Regions‖,
―Are Polar Bears on Thin Ice?‖ and professional development
opportunities for teachers.

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/polarbears/risk/climate.html
Polar Bear natural history information;
PDF brochure – Vanishing Kingdom: The Melting Realm of the Polar Bear

Zero Footprint Kids Calculator

http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx