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This page allows searching across the SERC catalogs: the set of resources from the web and in print that have been selected as relevant by SERC-supported projects. The catalog draws from collections created directly by our partners as well as those harvested from other digital library collections.


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Decoding Ice Cores: Proxy and Direct Measurement part of CLEAN Collection

This two-part lab series from the US Ice Drilling Program teaches students about the process of science. It supports an understanding of how scientists use direct and indirect measurements to gain ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records
Resource Type: Activities

Introduction to Climate Resilience: Middle School part of CLEAN Collection

In this comprehensive climate change curricula from EcoRise, students will discuss the likelihood that different groups of people will experience the negative impacts of climate changes (risk) and ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Resource Type: Activities

Adapting a Garden to Heavy Rain part of CLEAN Collection

This activity focuses on adapting to climate change and building resilience to heavy rainfalls in the context of a garden. Students devise, create, and test ideas for protecting a garden from heavy ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Water Quality and Quantity, Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Resource Type: Activities

Build a Wind-Powered Machine part of CLEAN Collection

This activity involves building a tiny, wind-powered elevator in the form of a small cup lifted by a pinwheel. The elevator could be used to lift things from the ground floor to the second floor of a ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy
Resource Type: Activities

Sun Up, Sun Down part of CLEAN Collection

Students learn about the role the sun plays in our daily lives and how solar energy can be used. Data is collected in the mini-lessons and demonstrations including observations with shadows, creating ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Global energy balance, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Activities

Eyes in the Sky: Using Remote Sensing to Explore the Poles part of CLEAN Collection

This lesson covers a plethora of information on glacier dynamics, including basic glaciological concepts. Students learn through slide shows, hands-on activities, and discussion groups.
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities

Photosynthesis: Calculating Biomass and Carbon Storage in Trees part of CLEAN Collection

In this lesson students measure the diameter of trees to determine the biomass of the tree and how much carbon the tree is taking up during photosynthesis.
Subject: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change
Resource Type: Activities

Climate Storytelling Lesson for the Classroom part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students will use journaling prompts to make personal connections to climate change including what they have observed, what motivates them to interact with the subject, and possible ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities

Storm Narratives part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students evaluate climate change narratives for content and story-telling qualities before creating their own narrative on a severe weather event.
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Resource Type: Activities

If I just explain the facts, they'll get it, right? part of CLEAN Collection

This video from Texas Tech Climate Science Center describes best practices for engaging in a discussion about climate change with a person who disagrees about the scale of the problem, or outright ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video