Climate and Energy Educational Resource Collection
The CLEAN Collection is a high-quality and rigorously reviewed collection of climate and energy educational resources and lesson plans aligned with the Climate Literacy and Energy Literacy frameworks, and the Next Generation Science Standards. Through peer-review, scientists and educators ensure scientific accuracy, pedagogic effectiveness, and classroom readiness for each resource. With nearly 1000 items in the CLEAN collection, there are multiple ways to find the resources you need. Type in a keyword, or click on the filter options, and off you go!
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Climate Literacy Principles Show all
- 2 a World's climate definition 14 matches
- 2 b Ocean as climate control, oceanic conveyor belt; abrupt changes in thermohaline circulation 34 matches
- 2 c Greenhouse effect 67 matches
- 2 d Biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases / Carbon cycle 64 matches
- 2 e Role of aerosols in climate system 14 matches
- 2 f Equilibrium and feedback loops in climate system 53 matches
Climate is complex
117 matches General/OtherTeaching Across the Curriculum
Climate and Energy Topics
- Causes of Climate Change 90 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Climate Impacts 107 matches Includes sea level rise; extreme weather; drought; changes to ecosystems, plants and animals; melting ice and permafrost; ocean warming; impacts to water resources, agriculture, public health and national security
- Climate System 170 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.
- Energy Use 16 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
- Human Responses to Climate 61 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 124 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Nature of Climate Science 11 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
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NASA eClips: Our World: ICESat-2 Measures Ice Sheets
A short video on the satellite ICESat-2 and what it measures (ice).Reviewed Collection
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Elementary GLOBE Air Quality Module
This resource is designed as a module with a storybook or web story, and four activities. In the storybook, the GLOBE Kids investigate colors in the sky and learn how air pollution affects sky color ...Reviewed Collection
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This video explains what El Niño is and provides the definition of El Niño. It goes into detail about the devastating terrestrial and aquatic effects El Niño can have on living organisms and the ...
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What makes a gas, a greenhouse gas?
Students act out 4 different molecules (nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor) to discover which ones are greenhouse gases and which ones are not.Reviewed Collection
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This video introduces viewers to oceanic thermohaline circulation - the system of global ocean currents that cycle warm and cold water across the planet.
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This video presents a brief introduction to an alternative energy source - ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC).
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In this activity students build a model of a watershed to learn where water goes when it rains. Students then make predictions and draw what they observe.
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Elementary GLOBE Climate Module
Through learning activities, students learn how weather over a long period of time describes climate, explore how sea level rise can affect coastal communities and environments, and describe how ...Reviewed Collection
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Elementary GLOBE Earth Systems Module
Several activities that introduce students to the concepts of earth as a series of systems that are all connected. All of the activities reinforce the idea that water, air, soil, and living things ...Reviewed Collection
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Just how long have we known about climate change anyways?
An engaging and informational video describing the history of our knowledge about climate change.Reviewed Collection
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