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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121 matchesClimate Literacy Principles
- Humans can take action 47 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 17 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 33 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 20 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 36 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 50 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 48 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 63 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 37 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Climate Impacts 66 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 39 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 41 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 59 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Nature of Climate Science 3 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
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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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Rising Tides: Protect Your Home from the Waves
Warming oceans and melting landlocked ice caused by global climate change may result in rising sea levels. This rise in sea level combined with increased intensity and frequency of storms will ...Reviewed Collection
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Mapping a Personal Story of Environmental Change
This is a very simple but effective lesson that engages students with drawing a map of their local environment, then annotating their map with environmental changes they've observed. The ...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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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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Children test how cornstarch and glitter in water move when disturbed. They compare their observations with videos of Jupiter's and Earth's storm movements.
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Children use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. They discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth.
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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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Learning activities help students explore and describe soil, consider what is found in soil such as rocks, roots, critters, and organic material, and explain the importance of soil to plants and ...
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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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