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The Art of Clouds part of CLEAN Collection

https://scied.ucar.edu/activity/art-clouds

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.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Primary (K-2), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

The Ocean and Climate Change Educator Guide part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-the-changing-ocean-edu...

In this lesson students test the ability of cold and warm water to take up carbon dioxide, and they learn about ocean acidification. They explore the role of the ocean in the climate system and one ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Climate feedbacks
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Ojibwe Lifeway: Wild Rice Harvesting part of CLEAN Collection

http://g-wow.org/en-us/wildrice/default.aspx

This website focuses on Ojibwe wild rice harvesting (manoomin). It is a celebration of the historical practice of wild rice harvesting, why it is so important to Ojibwe life, and how climate change ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), Informal
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Soils, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy Expedition part of CLEAN Collection

https://akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/energy-expedition/

In this lesson, students think about where the energy they use on a daily basis comes from, including completing a tour of their school boiler/furnace room led by maintenance staff. Students will ...

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

Enliven Data with Art: Dramatize the Critical Science of Climate Change part of CLEAN Collection

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb544be892a7e051...

This lesson connects scientific data to different types of visualizations. Students learn how art can help enhance science communication and enliven data. It provides opportunities for students to ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
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

Decoding Ice Cores: Proxy and Direct Measurement part of CLEAN Collection

https://icedrill-education.org/portfolio/decoding-ice-co...

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 ...

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

Eyes in the Sky: Using Remote Sensing to Explore the Poles part of CLEAN Collection

https://lamont.columbia.edu/education-outreach/resources...

This lesson covers a plethora of information on glacier dynamics, including basic glaciological concepts. Students learn through slide shows, hands-on activities, and discussion groups.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Photosynthesis: Calculating Biomass and Carbon Storage in Trees part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.earthathome.org/photosynthesis-calculati...

Alexandra Moore
In this lesson students measure the diameter of trees to determine the biomass of the tree and how much carbon the tree is taking up during photosynthesis.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Climate Storytelling Lesson for the Classroom part of CLEAN Collection

https://climategen.org/resources/41988/climate-storytell...

In this activity, students will use journaling prompts to make personal connections to climate change including what they have observed, what motivates them to interact with the subject, and possible ...

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