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Teaching about Climate and Energy?

Our team of educators and scientists has reviewed and organized the best free teaching resources for K-12 through college.

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Get Started Teaching Climate and Energy

Easy-to-read explanations of science and policy, designed to step students through the key principles of climate and energy

  • Suggested teaching approaches, selected for various grade levels
  • Spanish-language versions
  • Supporting materials from the CLEAN reviewed collection
  • Culturally relevant climate teaching

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News from CLEAN

Webinars, new resources and more.

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New CLEAN Webinars!
Posted: Oct 18 2024
Fall 2024: CLEAN has added new webinars to support educators focused on developing youth agency for climate solutions.
NEW! Climate Literacy Principles
Posted: Sep 24 2024
NOAA and USGCRP have released new Climate Literacy Principles! CLEAN has developed supporting pages for educators - check it out!
Upcoming Webinars
Posted: Sep 3 2024

Check out our upcoming Fall 2024 webinars or watch recordings of any you missed. Explore the CLEAN webinar series

National Climate Assessment
Posted: Aug 27 2024

New CLEAN pages help you navigate the 5th National Climate Assessment with your students using CLEAN resources.

CLEAN Calendar
Posted: Aug 15 2024

Add your events to the CLEAN calendar! Check out the CLEAN calendar for professional development opportunities and CLEAN network events from CLEAN and CLEAN partners.

Mental Health Activities
Posted: Feb 8 2024
CLEAN has a new Climate Change Mental Health Activity Guide with resources that aid teachers in approaching complex and sensitive topics in the classroom.
Climate Mental Health Pages
Posted: Jan 1 2024

Check out CLEAN's new pages about helping teachers address Climate Mental health and our webinars on this topic.

ACCELS Matrix Page
Posted: Dec 8 2023
Check out the new ACCELS page, where you can access the matrix of climate education projects shared and learn how to join working groups!
New Resources in CLEAN
Posted: Dec 5 2023

The most recent review cycle has added 60 more resources to the CLEAN collection. Check it out!

ACCELS Recording 2023
Posted: Nov 27 2023

Check out the ACCELS Summit where climate education practitioners with mutual interests connected. Email clean@colorado.edu if you're interested in joining a working group.

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Teaching Climate and Energy with NGSS

Our resources are aligned to the standards. You can explore the key standards related to climate and energy or find a resource that supports a specific standard.

  • Find NGSS-tagged materials in the CLEAN collection
  • Design your own three-dimensional classroom units

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Educators' Toolbox with wheels including build your curriculum, NGSS guide, online teaching, quizzes, and managing controversy.

Strengthen your Teaching

Find professional development tools and support for teaching climate and energy.

Whether you're designing lessons, adapting to online teaching, or building a constructive classroom atmosphere, we have tools to help.

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CLEAN is a community effort, brought to you by scores of educators, scientists, and curriculum developers. There are many ways to become part of this project.

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About CLEAN

CLEAN is the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network.
Our primary efforts are:

  • to steward a reviewed collection of free, high-quality teaching materials for teaching climate and energy
  • to support the CLEAN Network, a community of professionals committed to improving climate and energy literacy.

Learn more about CLEAN

CLEAN recognizes the disproportionate impact climate change has on Communities of Color and the importance of incorporating social and environmental justice into climate education. Please see our cultural acknowledgements pages for more information.

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