Tree Rings: Counting the Years of Global Warming part of CLEAN Collection

This video describes the role that dendrochronology plays in understanding climate change, especially changes to high elevation environments at an upper tree line. Dendrochronologists from the Big ...

Back to the Future: Climate Edition part of CLEAN Collection

This activity engages students through an exploration using real data of paleoclimate proxies, such as ice cores, tree rings, and sedimentary analysis that provide evidence for past climates.

Dendrochronology - Trees: Recorders of Climate Change part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students are introduced to tree rings by examining a cross section of a tree, also known as a 'tree cookie.' They discover how tree age can be determined by studying the ...

Educator Guide: Lab 1- Launching an Expedition part of CLEAN Collection

Students are charged with thinking about what it takes to 'do science'. They are introduced to the science of dendrochronology and learn how tree-ring science is executed.

Oceans and Atmosphere Example part of CLEAN Collection

This unit allows students to investigate past changes in Earth's climate. Students first explore relationships in climate data such as temperature, solar radiation, carbon dioxide, and ...

CLEAN Teleconference Call May 19, 2015 part of CLEAN:CLEAN Network:CLEAN Teleconference Presentations
I'll provide something akin to a visual literature review of some of the simulations and games that are relevant to climate and energy education. I'll provide a quick overview of several items that address climate issues such as the greenhouse effect, tree rings and paleoclimates, climate modeling, melting glaciers, and more... as well as where to find them online. I'll follow with quick "teaser" demonstrations of as many items as I can get to in the allotted time.

Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes. part of CLEAN:Educator Support for Teaching Climate and Energy:Teaching Climate
Climate Literacy Principle 4 Jump down to: Teaching these ideas Find activities Watch a video Spanish-language version also available » Teaching about climate variability is supported by seven key concepts: ...

CLEAN Teleconference Call December 4th, 2018 part of CLEAN:CLEAN Network:CLEAN Teleconference Presentations
This presentation will demonstrate several science education simulations, both computer-based and hands-on, relevant to climate and Earth science topics.

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 ...

Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling. part of CLEAN:Educator Support for Teaching Climate and Energy:Teaching Climate
Climate Literacy Principle 5 Jump down to: Teaching these ideas Find activities Watch a video Spanish-language version also available » Teaching about our understanding of climate is supported by five key ...