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
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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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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.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, ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities