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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Climate and Energy Topics
- Climate System 58 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 38 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 90 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Climate Impacts 93 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 33 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Nature of Climate Science 16 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
- Energy Use 43 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
Grade Level
Climate Literacy Principles
- Humans can take action 51 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 14 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 39 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 36 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 40 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 68 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 36 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 77 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 29 matches Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
- Biological processes depend on energy flow 2 matches Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
- Various sources of energy are used to power human activities 49 matches
- Energy decisions are influenced by several factors 9 matches
- Human use of energy 28 matches
- Energy affects quality of life 35 matches The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
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Tree Rings: Counting the Years of Global Warming
This video describes the role that dendrochronology plays in understanding climate change, especially changes to high elevation environments at an upper tree line. Dendrochronologists from the Big ...
Humans and Energy - Earth: The Operators' Manual
This short video shows how humanity uses energy today; what sources we use; and why, in the future, a growing global population will require more energy.
Climate Change: A simulation with commentary
This webpage contains two videos that show climate visualizations created by super computers. Both videos show climate changes that may occur during the 21st Century due to human activities based on ...
Global Warming: It's All About Carbon
A sequence of five short animated videos that explain the properties of carbon in relationship to global warming, narrated by Robert Krulwich from NPR.
