Teaching about Climate and Energy?
Our team of educators and scientists has reviewed and organized the best free teaching resources for K-12 through college.
Get Started Teaching Climate and Energy
Easy-to-read explanations of science and policy, designed to step students through the key principles of climate and energy
- Suggested teaching approaches, selected for various grade levels
- Spanish-language versions
- Supporting materials from the CLEAN reviewed collection
- Culturally relevant climate teaching
Posted: May 19 2022
CLEAN and partner Mobile Climate Science Labs won the presenters' choice and facilitators' choice awards during the STEM For All Video Showcase!
Posted: May 11 2022
Check out relevant CLEAN resources - our climate & mental health webinar and this collection resource. And submit to the CLEAN partner ACE "Let's Talk About It" campaign.
Posted: Mar 30 2022
Become a teacher ambassador by presenting about CLEAN, and how you use CLEAN's resources, at local conferences and workshops. Receive a small stipend, regional conference registration, and gas reimbursement.
Posted: Sep 1 2021
Register for the Spring 2022 CLEAN Webinar Series! Topics include a CLEAN intro, various teaching climate & energy issues, elementary climate teaching, developing units and more!
Posted: Jun 15 2021
Every other week CLEAN sends a newsletter to educators connecting resources in our collection to current events and relevant themes. See past additions and sign up here!
Posted: Jun 10 2021
CLEAN now includes Elementary Grade Levels! Check out the collection of resources and the support/guidance pages
Posted: Jun 5 2021
CLEAN developed short videos on each Climate Literacy Principle - check them out in the Teaching Climate section!
Posted: Jun 2 2021
CLEAN was featured in the 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase ! Check out our video with partner organization Mobile Climate Science Labs.
Posted: Jun 1 2021
CLEAN developed pages to help you navigate the 4th National Climate Assessment with your students using CLEAN resources.
Posted: May 25 2021
CLEAN has translated all of our Teaching Guidance pages and quizzes into Spanish! Check out the Climate and Energy pages
RSS Teaching Climate and Energy with NGSS
Our resources are aligned to the standards. You can explore the key standards related to climate and energy or find a resource that supports a specific standard.
- Find NGSS-tagged materials in the CLEAN collection
- Design your own three-dimensional classroom units
Strengthen your Teaching
Find professional development tools and support for teaching climate and energy.
Whether you're designing lessons, adapting to online teaching, or building a constructive classroom atmosphere, we have tools to help.
About CLEAN
CLEAN is the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network.
Our primary efforts are:
- to steward a reviewed collection of free, high-quality teaching materials for teaching climate and energy
- to support the CLEAN Network, a community of professionals committed to improving climate and energy literacy.
CLEAN recognizes the disproportionate impact climate change has on Communities of Color and the importance of incorporating social and environmental justice into climate education. Please see our cultural acknowledgements pages for more information.
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