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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52 matchesClimate Literacy Principles
- Humans can take action 16 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 6 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 12 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 6 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 18 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 32 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 18 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 26 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
Teaching Across the Curriculum
Climate and Energy Topics
- Causes of Climate Change 14 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Climate Impacts 31 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 14 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 5 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
- Human Responses to Climate 17 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 31 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Nature of Climate Science 1 match Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
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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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This interactive role-playing simulation is conducted as a simulated emergency climate summit organized by the United Nations that convenes global stakeholders to establish a concrete plan that ...
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Climate Change and Risks of New Pandemics
Through this lesson plan your students will learn that human induced climate change causes biodiversity disturbances and could be responsible for the increased risk of animal virus spillover into ...Reviewed Collection
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I Live in the Eastern US - Does Climate Change Matter to Me? | Global Weirding
This video discusses impacts that the Eastern US is experiencing due to climate change. It describes the seasonal shifts that may affect tourism in New England, extreme heat in the Southeast, how ...Reviewed Collection
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Major Storms and Community Resilience
This is Unit 1 of a larger module and centers on the fundamental concepts of major storms and community resilience. In this unit, students acquire a vocabulary related to storm systems and risk, ...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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ADAPTATION: Invasive Carp of Kentucky
In this video, an entrepreneur is finding new ways to manage the invasive Asian carp problem in the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Once introduced to help mitigate an algae problem, the carp became ...Reviewed Collection
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The Extreme Events Game is an in-person role-playing game that allows participants the experience of building community resilience in the face of disaster. Players work together to make decisions and ...
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The American Pika: A climate indicator species?
This video provides a detailed description of the habitat of the American Pika and how this organism may serve as a climate indicator species because they have a relatively narrow ecological niche ...Reviewed Collection
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Teal is a visualization tool that enables users to explore climate variables (air temperature, wind speed, precipitation, and solar radiation) and carbon emissions for the past 40+ years, from 1950 ...
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