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How Do Long and Short EM Waves Interact with the Earth's Atmosphere? part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.lsop.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/...

Little Shop of Physics
This is a kinesthetic activity that demonstrates how shortwave radiation emitted by the sun and longwave thermal radiation emitted by the earth interact differently in the atmosphere. It allows ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Informal
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Pixels on Fire part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/pixels-on-fire/

California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
In this activity, students use measurement and area skills to learn about remote detection of wildfires from space. After detecting mock wildfires with mobile devices, students then study ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Rising Tides: Protect Your Home from the Waves part of CLEAN Collection

https://ncse.ngo/rising-tides

Kate Carter
Warming oceans and melting landlocked ice caused by global climate change may result in rising sea levels. This rise in sea level combined with increased intensity and frequency of storms will ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Informal, Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

NOAA Temperature and Precipitation Tools part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.skclivinglandscapes.org/alaska_arctic/Labs_T...

This activity provides information on how to access and use a wealth of data and tools from NOAA to analyze climate through time. A video tutorial and background information are provided and show ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Water Quality and Quantity, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Sounding Climate in the Classroom part of CLEAN Collection

https://scied.ucar.edu/activity/sounding-climate-classroom

This interactive simulation from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: Center for Science Education uses sonification of data to represent changes in precipitation, temperature, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

PPM: The Impact of Trace Elements in the Environment part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.earthathome.org/parts-per-million/

Alexandra Moore
This resource from the Paleontological Research Institute includes a worksheet, videos, and hands on experiments to demonstrate how absorption, reflection, and transmission of light relates to the ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Adapting a Garden to Heavy Rain part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.earthathome.org/adapting-garden-to-heavy...

Ingrid Zabel
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 ...

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
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
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Storm Narratives part of CLEAN Collection

https://subjecttoclimate.org/lesson-plan/storm-narratives

Christa Delaney
In this activity, students evaluate climate change narratives for content and story-telling qualities before creating their own narrative on a severe weather event.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
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
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Lake County Cascading Hazards Unit part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/ceee/resources/lake-county-ca...

The unit gives a brief introduction to several natural hazards that impact communities in California; drought, flooding, earthquakes, landslides, and wildfire, and connects the hazards by introducing ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Introduction to Climate Resilience: Elementary School part of CLEAN Collection

https://ecorise.org/intro-to-cr/#elementary

This lesson introduces students to climate resilience by emphasizing that everyone has a role to play in helping others during weather emergencies. The lesson starts by activating students’ ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary