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 92 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 5 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 20 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 28 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 23 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 50 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 81 matches Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives
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123 matchesClimate and Energy Topics
- Causes of Climate Change 16 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Climate Impacts 93 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 13 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 19 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
- Human Responses to Climate 91 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 50 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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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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Hurricane Resilience Part 1: Hurricanes Affect Us
In this activity, students learn how people prepared for and then responded to a hurricane by analyzing news headlines about Hurricane Florence (2018). Then they analyze data about the amount of ...Reviewed Collection
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Green Careers for a Changing Climate
This video showcases eight green STEM careers by interviewing people working in different sectors helping to solve climate change issues.Reviewed Collection
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Drought: Identifying Impacts and Evaluating Solutions
In this set of activities, students learn about impacts of drought through news videos of communities facing serious water shortages, analyze drought data and models, and research and evaluate ...Reviewed Collection
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HEART Force - A Changing Climate: Understanding Wildfire in Colorado
In this lesson, students investigate wildfires in Colorado by analyzing wildfire data and information to create a local news story that educates community members about wildfire risk. In Part 1, ...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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Is Earth Running Out of Water?
This video is an episode of Above the Noise from PBS Digital Studios that engages students in thinking about drought and water shortages worldwide. Supporting materials include background reading on ...Reviewed Collection
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This video explores the benefits and challenges of electric vehicles, and looks at some of the ways we can decarbonize much larger modes of transportation.
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Actions to Fight Climate Change
This 14-minute video from the Paleontological Research Institution explores solutions to climate change by comparing how people utilize energy in Paris versus a US city. People, energy consumption, ...Reviewed Collection
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The Colorado River: Lifeblood for the American Southwest
For more than 100 years the Colorado River's water has been split between seven states, Native American tribes and Mexico thanks to a compact that experts say was written using outdated data. ...Reviewed Collection
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