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
- Humans can take action 72 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 41 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 88 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 40 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 92 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 91 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 103 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 70 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
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- Anthropogenic Changes 112 matches enhanced greenhouse effect, emissions, land use changes
- Cyclical and Natural Changes 48 matches
Causes of Climate Change
62 matches General/OtherNGSS Performance Expectations
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
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Educator Guide: Lab 1- Launching an Expedition
Students are charged with thinking about what it takes to 'do science'. They are introduced to the science of dendrochronology and learn how tree-ring science is executed.Reviewed Collection
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Tiny Ice: Bits From Antarctica Video Series
This video series highlights the travel, science, and life at the South Pole research station. In this 10-part series, topics are explained in 3-4 minute, digestible segments which include photos and ...Reviewed Collection
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En-ROADS Climate Change Solutions Simulator
This climate simulation tool makes it intuitive to see how changes in energy, land use, agriculture, and other policies will affect Earth's projected temperature. Users move sliders on various ...Reviewed Collection
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Using a combination of clickable 360 degree landscapes, 2D and 3D videos, animations, interviews with scientists, and mini-games, the Polar Lab takes players onto the glacier ice and into the lab in ...
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Get Climate Data for Your Area and Make Temperature and Precipitation Charts
This lab, created by Salish Kootenai College faculty, steps undergraduate students through ordering, accessing, and graphing local precipitation and temperature data.Reviewed Collection
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Students first learn about the complexities of Earth's climate system and the different factors contributing to Earth's energy balance. Then, students categorize the factors that influence ...
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Why Do We Need to Rapidly Reduce CO2 Emissions?
This resource is a high quality video with a an engaging narrative discussing the need to cut carbon dioxide emissions in order to reduce the concentration in the atmosphere.Reviewed Collection
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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 Seasons Module
In these activities and story book, students wonder why hummingbirds have stopped visiting their school. They learn about the needs of the hummingbirds, the seasonal changes where they live, and the ...Reviewed Collection
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Students analyze and interpret graphs to compare the flow of shortwave energy from the Sun toward China over the course of a year on cloudy versus clear days.
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