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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.

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Tropical storms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This short activity uses GIS to explore hurricane track information to understand factors that encourage the formation of hurricanes. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual

EdGCM: Climate Modeling for Research and Education part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The EdGCM Project develops and distributes a research-quality global climate model (GCM) with a user-friendly interface that runs on desktop computers. Anyone can explore the subject of climate ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Global change modeling
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Tools, Computer Applications

Meteorology Education and Training: Case Study Template part of SERC Web Resource Collection

The Case Study Template (CST) is a PC-based software tool for creating computer-based case studies. It is intended for use by educators, trainers, and scientists as a lecture aid, a tool for creating ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Geology:Geochemistry
Resource Type: Computer Applications

Laboratory for Ocean Color Users part of SERC Web Resource Collection

NASA's Laboratory for Ocean Color Users is intended to provide a guided pathway to aid in the utilization of ocean color data for oceanographic and environmental research. This site features ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Chemical, Physical
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities

Global Change 1 Labs part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from the University of Michigan lists the labs for a course on global change. Because of the complexity of global changes, it is often not enough to read about the workings of these ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications

Daisy World Flight Simulator part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site features downloadable Macintosh and Windows programs designed to run a computer simulation of the Daisy World model.
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities

Climate Modeling part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site from Carleton College features an introduction to modeling earth�s climate system using STELLA. Topics covered include basic concepts and processes of the earth�s climate system, ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities

Carbon footprint calculator part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site is produced by British Petroleum and provides a simple, interactive guide to estimate your annual household carbon emissions. The calculator asks questions about the features of your ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Computer Applications

National Parks WebQuest part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web-based activity challenges students to use a variety of internet resources to learn about several dimensions of national parks. Each student's research assignment focuses on one ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology, Geoscience:Geology
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications

Daisyworld Lab part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this activity, students explore Daisyworld, a model of a self-regulating system incorporating positive and negative feedbacks. The model explores the effect of a steadily increasing solar ...
Subject: Atmospheric Science: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities