Additional Resources
This is a collection of useful web sites for teaching climate change. If you know of web sites, journal articles or other references that are useful for teaching and learning about climate issues or global warming, let us know about them.
Subject: Atmospheric Science Show all
- Atmospheric gases 2 matches including greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect
- Atmospheric and oceanic circulation 10 matches
- Climate sensitivity and feedbacks 40 matches
- El Nino/La Nina 5 matches including ENSO and other oscillations
- Global energy balance 15 matches
- Hydrologic cycle 2 matches as it relates to climatology
- Orbital patterns 15 matches
- Regional climates 14 matches polar, mid-latitude, tropical, etc
- Solar radiation 20 matches
Geoscience > Atmospheric Science > Climatology
243 matches General/OtherResource Type Show all
- Classroom Activity 31 matches
- Lab Activity 41 matches
- Project 12 matches
- Field Activity 11 matches
Activities
195 matches General/OtherResults 1 - 10 of 246 matches
Rain Gauge Activity part of CLEAN Collection
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 ...Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities
The Water Cycle part of CLEAN Collection
This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth's water cycle by completing a WebQuest and building a model of the water cycle.Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities
Exploring the Water Cycle part of CLEAN Collection
In this lesson, students will learn about the water cycle and how energy from the sun and the force of gravity drive this cycle.Learn more about this review process.
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Cloudy vs. Clear part of CLEAN Collection
Students analyze and interpret graphs to compare the flow of shortwave energy from the Sun toward China over the course of a year on cloudy versus clear days.Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities
How does light travel? part of CLEAN Collection
This activity includes two experiments that explore shadows and light and how mirrors can demonstrate how light travels.Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Elementary GLOBE Soils Module part of CLEAN Collection
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 ...Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities, Curriculum Description
Elementary GLOBE Water Module part of CLEAN Collection
Students learn about the water cycle and hydrology through a series of three lessons, two coloring book pages, and an e-Book. The themes covered in this resource tie into Climate Science and ...Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Curriculum Description, Activities
Elementary GLOBE Air Quality Module part of CLEAN Collection
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 ...Learn more about this review process.
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Elementary GLOBE Clouds Module part of CLEAN Collection
A suite of hands-on activities to give students the opportunity to describe the shape and appearance of clouds and learn the types of weather that are associated with clouds. The module includes ...Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Curriculum Description, Activities
What makes a gas, a greenhouse gas? part of CLEAN Collection
Students act out 4 different molecules (nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor) to discover which ones are greenhouse gases and which ones are not.Learn more about this review process.
Resource Type: Activities, Lab Activity