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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 System 2 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 1 match 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 1 match Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
Human Responses to Climate 5 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
Energy Use 8 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy

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Energy Consumption Rates across the USA and the World

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/example...

Students use Google Earth to analyze oil consumption per capita in the US and around the world. Students then use spreadsheets to create graphs and calculate statistics regarding per capita energy ...

Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.

http://www.gapminder.org/world/#$majorMode=chart$is;shi=...

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.

Who Will Take the Heat?

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/4336/preview/

This activity engages students in a role play to negotiate an agreement between the United States and China about climate change policies. Students use given background material or can do their own ...

Energy and the Poor - Black Carbon in Developing Nations

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/energy/activities...

An activity focusing on black carbon. This activity explores the impacts of the use of wood, dung, and charcoal for fuel, all which generate black carbon, in developing countries.

Humans and Energy - Earth: The Operators' Manual

http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com/segment/2

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.

Cooking with Sol

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/pdfs/solar_oven.pdf

This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.

China: In With the New

http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com/main-video/earth-the-...

In this video clip from Earth: The Operators' Manual, host Richard Alley discusses China's efforts to develop clean energy technologies and to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere, by building coal plants ...

Plant for the Planet

http://youngvoicesonclimatechange.com/movie_plant-for-th...

This video describes the foundation Plant for the Planet, a foundation created by a 9-year-old German boy, Felix. This foundation has planted more than 500,000 trees in Germany, which he says help ...

Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Role-Play Exercise

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/roleplaying/examples...

In this role-play activity, students take the roles of various important players in the climate change policy debate including politicians, scientists, environmentalists, and industry ...