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Afghan Poppies, Climate Change and War: Thinking Systemically About Us and Them part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Karen Litfin, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This contemplative practice inquires into the complex web of interdependencies linking global climate change, the War on Terror, Afghan poppy production, opiate addiction, and food security through the lens of systems theory. The exercise challenges students to consider these linkages not only conceptually but also somatically and emotionally.

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science, Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Soils, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geography, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Sociology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Anthropology, Health Sciences, Political Science, Economics
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Contemplative Inquiry on Climate Change: Playing with Perspectives part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
Hour long contemplative exercise to explore the psychological, emotional and spiritual dimensions of learning about climate change. Guided perspective-taking exercise in small groups of 3-4 students, with discussion and reflective writing.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Education, Political Science, Psychology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Group Dialogue – Promise and Peril of the Past and the Future part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Abigail Lynam, Fielding Graduate University
This 1 to 1.5 hour group dialogue offers an exploration of the different ways we respond to learning about climate change. It guides reflection on students' thoughts and feelings (hope and despair), how they view the current moment, the past and the future with regard to human/nature relationships and how to create positive lasting change.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science, Geography:Human/Cultural, Psychology, Political Science, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Health Sciences, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Environmental Advocacy Project part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Anita Harker, Whatcom Community College
This assignment requires that students research the historical context of an environmental issue within their own communities and apply different types of organizing/advocacy tactics for instigating social change.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, History, Sociology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Health Sciences, English, Political Science, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geography, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Introducing the Educational Global Climate Model to Cement Climate Change Learning part of Teaching Activities
Drew Bush, McGill University
Summary These three laboratory activities build student knowledge of anthropogenic global climate change through use of the Columbia University-National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Institute for ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Major Storms and Community Resilience part of CLEAN Collection

https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/teaching_materials/s...
Lisa Doner, Lorraine Motola, Patricia Stapleton
This is Unit 1 of a larger module and centers on the fundamental concepts of major storms and community resilience. In this unit, students acquire a vocabulary related to storm systems and risk, ...
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Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, 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:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Extreme Event Game part of CLEAN Collection

https://labx.org/extreme-event/
LabX
The Extreme Events Game is an in-person role-playing game that allows participants the experience of building community resilience in the face of disaster. Players work together to make decisions and ...
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Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional, Informal, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science: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

Climate Change and Risks of New Pandemics part of CLEAN Collection

https://tropicsu.org/lesson-plan-risks-of-new-pandemics/
TROP ICSU
Through this lesson plan your students will learn that human induced climate change causes biodiversity disturbances and could be responsible for the increased risk of animal virus spillover into ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

En-ROADS Climate Change Solutions Simulator part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.climateinteractive.org/en-roads/
MIT Sloan’s Sustainability Initiative Climate Interactive
This climate simulation tool makes it intuitive to see how changes in energy, land use, agriculture, and other policies will affect Earth's projected temperature. Users move sliders on various ...
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Grade Level: High School (9-12), Informal, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Tools, Datasets and Tools, Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Climate Action Simulation part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.climateinteractive.org/climate-action-simula...
This interactive role-playing simulation is conducted as a simulated emergency climate summit organized by the United Nations that convenes global stakeholders to establish a concrete plan that ...
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Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), Informal
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: 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, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary