Animation for grades 6-12
candace dunlap
Students will create an animation to represent one of the many feedback loops that influences climate change. To create their animation, students will use clay, cut paper, whiteboard or other materials commonly ...

Visual Story-Telling Project for Grades 6-12
Marian Grogan, TERC
Students will learn how to use a sequence of images to illustrate the difference between sequestering and emitting carbon.

Public Service Announcement (PSA) for grades 6-12
candace dunlap
Students research a climate change topic of their choice and create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that communicates their understanding of the science, raises awareness about the causes and consequences of climate change and motivates people to take action in their communities, families and their own lives. Students learn first-hand about the challenges of communicating about climate change in a compelling way. The PSA project offers students opportunities to use creativity and twenty-first century technology skills while empowering them to become stewards and advocates for social change as it relates to climate change.

Quiz for What is an Aquifer? Video
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of eight multiple choice questions.

Quiz for Convergent Plate Boundaries Video
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a one-page quiz composed of 7 multiple choice questions and one short-answer question.

Quiz for Glacial Landforms
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a pdf of a quiz composed of five multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions about Glacial Landforms.

Person on the Street (POS) Interview for grades 6-12
Marian Grogan, TERC
In this activity, students create a video that documents unrehearsed interviews with multiple persons-on-the-street about a specific question or issue in climate science. To produce a compelling product, students will need to both understand the underlying science themselves, and be able to conduct and document a series of interviews to elicit interviewees' understanding of the science as well.

Sedimentation of Mud - Observation and Analysis
Scott Brande, UAB
The process of mud settling in a graduated cylinder was filmed as a time lapse series over about 2 hours. Students observe and analyze the sedimentation process.

Introducing Geological Interesting Places with Videos
Ning Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas
This activity provides a workflow and an example of using the workflow to create videos to effectively and efficiently introduce geologic interesting places.

Quiz for Metamorphic Rocks Video
David McConnell, North Carolina State University
This is a one-page quiz composed of 6 multiple-choice questions.