Activity 1: Systems Thinking Vocabulary Introduction
Cameron Weiner, Middlebury College
This 30 minute activity introduces systems and systems thinking vocabulary. The activity uses a bathroom sink to introduce simple systems vocabulary. At the end of the activity, students think about the importance ...

Soup Can Water Budget
Jason Cervenec, Ohio State University-Main Campus
During this first of five activities, students use materials to create an apparatus and process to investigate the ultimate destination for water falling on a watershed. Students make quantitative measurements and ...

Through Tribal Eyes: Change on the Menominee Nation

United States Climate Resilience Toolkit
In this video, members of the Menominee nation discuss their experiences with climate change.

Melting ice cubes
Mirjam Glessmer, University of Bergen
Explore how melting of ice cubes floating in water is influenced by the salinity of the water. Important oceanographic concepts like density and density driven currents are visualized and can be discussed on the ...

Climate Crisis Mini-Unit
Elizah DeMartini, Ingraham High School
This mini-unit includes topics including climate anxiety, climate justice, climate activism, wide-scale climate, among others. Each day there is a new topic, and a do-now, activity and reflection. The goals of this ...

Activity 12: Modeling Interconnected Systems Part 2
Cameron Weiner, Middlebury College
Students research how a food is created, transported, and supplied to people. Once they understand the way the food is made, students create a LOOPY diagram that shows the different stages the ingredients and food ...

Earth Science Modules from the Concord Consortium

These free online curriculum lessons were developed for five days of classroom instruction and include one or more Earth systems models plus assessment items. Topics include plate tectonics, ...

Exploring Earth Systems Science: The Interactive GLOBE Earth System Poster
Amy Ellwein, Western Colorado University

Effectiveness of MN dams in water retention/ Efectividad de represas en Minnesota con respecto a la retencion de agua
Tania Ramos (unemployed), Home: 1018 Chestnut st. Taylors Falls, MN 55084
This activity is a field trip investigation where students gather stream flow, volume, depth & height (area) data on Ramsey County dams (Keller and Round lake), interpret their findings and make in-depth observations in order to assess the effectiveness of dams through the season and estimate the life-spam of the dams in years.

Investigating Habitats: Human's Influence on the Land
Richard Busse GFW Middle School, Fairfax, Minnesota
This investigation is a field study where students compare the diversity of plants and insects in a naturally existing habitat to that of a human altered habitat.