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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 205 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 115 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 223 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Climate Impacts 209 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 81 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Nature of Climate Science 31 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
- Energy Use 123 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
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Climate Literacy Principles
- Humans can take action 106 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 58 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 131 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 77 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 129 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 179 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 71 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 162 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
Energy Literacy Principles
- Energy is a physical quantity 28 matches Energy is a physical quantity that follows precise natural laws.
- Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow 90 matches Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
- Biological processes depend on energy flow 11 matches Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
- Various sources of energy are used to power human activities 124 matches
- Energy decisions are influenced by several factors 22 matches
- Human use of energy 73 matches
- Energy affects quality of life 73 matches The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
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Effects of Solar Radiation on Land and Sea
This brief, hands-on activity illustrates the different heating capacities of soil and water in order to understand why places near the sea have a more moderate climate than those inland.
Natural Gas and the Marcellus Shale
This homework problem introduces students to Marcellus shale natural gas and how an unconventional reservoir rock can become an attractive hydrocarbon target. It is designed to expand students' ...
Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature
In this classroom activity, students access sea surface temperature and wind speed data from a NASA site, plot and compare data, draw conclusions about surface current and sea surface temperature, ...
Global patterns in Green-up and Green-down
In this classroom activity, students analyze visualizations and graphs that show the annual cycle of plant growth and decline. They explore patterns of annual change for the globe and several regions ...
Temperature and precipitation as limiting factors in ecosystems
This classroom activity is aimed at an understanding of different ecosystems by understanding the influence of temperature and precipitation. Students correlate graphs of vegetation vigor with those ...
Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
This long classroom activity introduces students to a climate modeling software. Students visualize how temperature and snow coverage might change over the next 100 years. They run a 'climate ...
Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
This teaching activity addresses regional variability as predicted in climate change models for the next century. Using real climatological data from climate models, students will obtain annual ...
Exploring the Link between Hurricanes and Climate using GCM Results
In this activity, students examine global climate model output and consider the potential impact of global warming on tropical cyclone initiation and evolution. As a follow-up, students read two ...
Google Earth Tours of Glacier Change
A detailed Google Earth tour of glacier change over the last 50 years is given in class as an introduction. Students are then asked to select from a group of glaciers and create their own Google ...
