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 155 matches Humans can take actions to reduce climate change and its impacts.
- Sun is primary energy 64 matches The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system
- Climate is complex 126 matches Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system
- Life affects climate; climate affects life 75 matches Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate
- Climate is variable 103 matches Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes
- Our understanding of climate 152 matches Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling
- Humans affect climate 109 matches Human activities are impacting the climate system
- Climate change has consequences 153 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 90 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Climate Impacts 177 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 167 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 75 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
- Human Responses to Climate 152 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 176 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Nature of Climate Science 20 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
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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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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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In this activity students build a model of a watershed to learn where water goes when it rains. Students then make predictions and draw what they observe.
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Elementary GLOBE Earth Systems Module
Several activities that introduce students to the concepts of earth as a series of systems that are all connected. All of the activities reinforce the idea that water, air, soil, and living things ...Reviewed Collection
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Scientific Consensus: A Tsunami of Evidence
This is the first lesson in a series of 6 lessons about climate change from the National Center for Science Education. The 'Tsunami of Evidence' module directly addresses common ...Reviewed Collection
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This activity focuses on cloud identification and art. It combines art and science and uses art history to help students in their observations and cloud descriptions.
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In this activity, students construct flying birds (pollution collectors) from paper and wire hangers. Students hang up their birds to see how they react to air pollution and compare and make ...
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Fired Up Over Math: Studying Wildfires from Space
Students learn how scientists assess wildfires using remote sensing, then use some of the same techniques to solve grade-level appropriate math problems.Reviewed Collection
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Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources
This module introduces students to the basics of the hydrologic cycle in a way that engages them with both societal challenges related to water and methods for measuring the water system. In the ...Reviewed Collection
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Project Resilience: Case Studies of Coastal Change
Students use primary resources to investigate three case studies of environmental change, including how the combined effects of sea level rise and sinking land are projected to impact the Louisiana ...Reviewed Collection
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