Educational Resources: Search the CLEAN Collection
Scientifically and pedagogically reviewed digital resources for teaching about climate science, climate change, and energy awareness
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Resource Type
Climate and Energy Topics
- Climate System 6 matches Includes natural processes within the climate system: orbital patterns, solar radiation, oceans, atmosphere, water cycle, the natural greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, regional climates and differences between climate and weather.
- Causes of Climate Change 9 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 10 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Climate Impacts 8 matches Includes sea level rise; extreme weather; drought; changes to ecosystems, plants and animals; melting ice and permafrost; ocean wamring; impacts to water resources, agriculture, public health and national security
- Human Responses to Climate 4 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Energy Use 5 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
Grade Level
Climate Literacy Principles
- Humans can take action 5 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 1 match The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 2 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 3 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 3 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 9 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 9 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 4 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
Energy Literacy Principles
- Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow 5 matches Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
- Biological processes depend on energy flow 1 match Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
- Various sources of energy are used to power human activities 4 matches
- Human use of energy 4 matches
- Energy affects quality of life 5 matches The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
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Dataset Use
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Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.
In this interactive simulation, students can explore global CO2 emissions displayed by different continents/countries and plotted based on the GDP. A map view is also accessible.
Temperature and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere over the past 400,000 years
This visualization graphically displays temperature and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere as derived from ice core data from 400,000 years ago to 1950. The data originates from UNEP GRID Arendal's ...
MIT's Greenhouse Gas Simulator
One of a suite of online climate interactive simulations, this Greenhouse Gas Simulator uses the bathtub model to demonstrate how atmospheric concentrations of CO2 will continue to rise unless they ...
Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory
These graphs show carbon dioxide measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. The graphs display recent measurements as well as historical long term measurements. The related website summarizes ...
America's Climate Choices: Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
A video that discusses the perspectives and insights necessary to report out about climate change. The video can be used to demonstrate how different perspectives impact different stakeholders and ...
Time History of Atmospheric CO2
This animated visualization represents a time history of atmospheric carbon dioxide in parts per million (ppm) from 1979 to 2011, and then back in time to 800,000 years before the present.
Scales and Processes of the Global Carbon Cycle
This static visualization shows that the global carbon cycle is determined by the interactions of climate, the environment, and Earth's living systems at many levels, from molecular to global.
