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
Explore Teaching Climate and Energy
Posted: Jul 1 2021
CLEAN redesigned the logo and website in summer 2021 but you're still in the right place for climate education. We hope you enjoy the changes and feel free to leave us feedback.
Posted: Jun 25 2021
CLEAN is hosting a cohort for the Climate Generation Climate Change Education Summer Institute. Learn more and register here
Posted: Jun 20 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 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 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
Posted: May 20 2021
CLEAN has partnered with the Living Landscapes project to highlight culturally relevant climate teaching resources. Check it out here!
Posted: May 15 2021
CLEAN is NGSS aligned, with resource tags to help you search by standards. We also have pages to help you navigate climate-relevant NGSS and develop NGSS-aligned units.
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 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.