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The (Young) People's Climate Conference part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.zinnedproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03...

Rowan Shafer
This resource is based on the 2015 Climate Change Summit, and it shares both environmental and social concerns related to climate change. This is an activity for students to role-play people affected ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
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, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Impacts of climate change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Geography, Environmental Science:Policy, Ecosystems, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Ethics/Values, Global Policy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Climate Change and the Water Cycle part of CLEAN Collection

https://swclimatehub.info/education/climate-change-and-w...

Stephanie Haan Amato
This unit consists of seven distinct activities that teach climate change, the water cycle, and the effects of the changing climate on water resources through the use of games, science experiments, ...

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

Clouds Protocol part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.globe.gov/documents/348614/7b79ee82-ebd6-438...

Global Learning and Observations to benefit the Environment Program
Students observe which types of clouds are visible, how much of the sky is covered by clouds, and the opacity of clouds. They also report on surface and sky conditions, to complement views from ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Food Sustainability and Security part of CLEAN Collection

https://practicalaction.org/schools/food-sustainability-...

This activity has students analyze the lifecycle of food in their homes.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Investigating Deforestation Through An Earth Systems View Using Landsat part of CLEAN Collection

https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/lesson-plans/investigat...

My NASA Data
This activity has students use an Earth Systems perspective to identify the various causes associated with changes to Earth's forests as they review Landsat imagery of site locations from around ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Forest Resources:Deforestation, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Biology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Plum's Island Explorer: Land and Water part of CLEAN Collection

https://pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-k2-sci-ess-...

This is an interactive video in which students navigate around a virtual island while learning about the characteristics of land formations and bodies of water.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Did You Feel It? part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Activities
Jennifer Pickering
Did you have an earthquake where you live and want to participate in Community Science? Would you like students to better understand how earthquake intensity is determined? This guide provides ideas about how you can incorporate the online USGS tool: Did You Feel It? into your classroom.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Shine - Mini climate change musical part of CLEAN Collection

https://insidethegreenhouse.org/shine/assets/shine_wanna...

Beth Osnes, Shira Dickler
This learning activity is a climate change musical for K-12, youth groups or faith organizations. Shine weaves together climate science and performance art into a fun and powerful story, which spans ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Informal, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Measure a Changing Volcano part of EarthScope ANGLE:Educational Materials:Resources
EarthScope Consortium
This hands-on demonstration illustrates how GPS can be used to measure the inflation and deflation of a volcano. Volcanoes may inflate when magma rises closer to the surface and deflate when the pressure dissipates or after an eruption.

Grade Level: General Public, Informal, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Geoscience, Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting, Volcanism, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Melting ice cubes part of Oceanography:Activities
Mirjam Glessmer, University of Bergen
Explore how melting of ice cubes floating in water is influenced by the salinity of the water. Important oceanographic concepts like density and density driven currents are visualized and can be discussed on the ...

Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Project, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary