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 106 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 47 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 125 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 86 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 148 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 248 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 120 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 192 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
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How Different Generations Talk About Climate Change
This video explores questions such as: What's changed since the early days of the environmental movement? How are the stakes different today? What's the best way to speak up about climate ...Reviewed Collection
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In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain ...
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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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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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Elementary GLOBE Clouds Module
A suite of hands-on activities to give students the opportunity to describe the shape and appearance of clouds and learn the types of weather that are associated with clouds. The module includes ...Reviewed Collection
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This highly engaging course is comprised of five modules. Each one clearly explains the concept using readings and videos. Students are presented with the current fire and climate data and then run ...
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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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In this activity, students will use hot and cold water to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.
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What's the Bigger Picture? Using the Power of Art to Teach Science
In this lesson, students combine art and science to interpret and illustrate graphical art. They first learn about artists who develop images based on climate graphs and then create their own.Reviewed Collection
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