57916 Rain Gauge Activity details/edit In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain ...

58929 Solar Convection details/edit In this activity, students will use hot and cold water to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

58917 What is a watershed? details/edit In this activity students build a model of a watershed to learn where water goes when it rains. Students then make predictions and draw what they observe.

57901 Elementary GLOBE Earth Systems Module details/edit Several activities that introduce students to the concepts of earth as a series of systems that are all connected. All of the activities reinforce the idea that water, air, soil, and living things ...

56895 Scientific Consensus: A Tsunami of Evidence details/edit This is the first lesson in a series of 6 lessons about climate change from the National Center for Science Education. The 'Tsunami of Evidence' module directly addresses common ...

58707 SciJinks: What causes a thunderstorm? details/edit This short video demonstrates what causes a thunderstorm.

59328 Carbon Dioxide Absorbs IR Energy: An Art and Science Climate Change Collaboration details/edit This video focuses on two experiments with two different wavelengths of light--visible and infrared--to better understand some of the basic processes responsible for the temperature of the ...

59329 Parts per Million: A Little is a LOT (In the Greenhouse #18) details/edit The current concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is over 400 parts per million. This video explains what one part per million (ppm) is, and what impact a trace gas – or any ...

59327 Can We Gas Up... Without Gas? details/edit This video explores the benefits and challenges of electric vehicles, and looks at some of the ways we can decarbonize much larger modes of transportation.

59324 Actions to Fight Climate Change details/edit This 14-minute video from the Paleontological Research Institution explores solutions to climate change by comparing how people utilize energy in Paris versus a US city. People, energy consumption, ...

59325 The Colorado River: Lifeblood for the American Southwest details/edit For more than 100 years the Colorado River's water has been split between seven states, Native American tribes and Mexico thanks to a compact that experts say was written using outdated data. ...

59323 Unrelenting Drought on the Colorado River details/edit The Colorado River is a critical resource for the western U.S. But a megadrought that began around the year 2000 and exacerbated by climate change is jeopardizing the river's future and ...

59264 The Art of Clouds details/edit This activity focuses on cloud identification and art. It combines art and science and uses art history to help students in their observations and cloud descriptions.

59290 Carbon Dioxide Absorbs Infrared Energy details/edit This video concisely describes the way in which the absorption of infrared energy by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere controls the temperature of the planet.

59294 Georgia's peach crop devastated by warm winter conditions details/edit An unusually warm winter damaged Georgia's peach crop in 2023. As climate change continues, researchers are working to develop a peach that will be more resilient to warmer weather.

59291 Youth Climate Story: Climate Anxiety in Michigan details/edit This video focuses on climate mental health. In it, a woman experiencing challenges related to climate change tells her story, including what it means to navigate her feelings in the context of her ...

59292 What Are Nature-based Solutions? details/edit This video introduces the components necessary to describe climate adaptation and mitigation projects as nature-based.

59314 What is ecosystem-based adaptation? details/edit Healthy ecosystems can reduce the negative impacts of climate change. For instance, coastal habitats like mangroves provide natural flood defenses, well-protected lakes retain water sources during ...

59315 Drought is devastating crops in the Midwest details/edit In 2023, much of the US Midwest was abnormally dry, according to official drought monitor figures. In this video farmers describe how they are feeling about the adverse effects of climate change.

59319 Can we create the perfect farm? details/edit Explore the innovative ways countries are revolutionizing farming to ensure we can feed humanity in a way that works with the environment.