Teaching Activities

Global Cycles of Energy and Matter Playlist part of IODP School of Rock 2020:Teaching Activities
Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School; Beverly Owens, Cleveland Early College High School
This activity is a Google Slides playlist that will provide a way for students to learn about which elements are especially significant to the cycling of matter and energy. Includes the energy cycle, water cycle, ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Biology:Biogeochemistry:Carbon Cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks

Cloudy vs. Clear part of CLEAN Collection

https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/lesson-plans/revised-cl...

Jessica Taylor, Ashwinraj Ravindran
Students analyze and interpret graphs to compare the flow of shortwave energy from the Sun toward China over the course of a year on cloudy versus clear days.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Solar radiation
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Data Puzzle: To Reflect or Not to Reflect part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/ceee/resources/data-puzzle-re...

Students analyze and interpret Arctic albedo data to evaluate the effect of declining sea ice on the Arctic system. They connect this information to climate and finish by constructing a conceptual ...

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:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
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

Cloud Lab part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/cloud/

This cloud lab allows exploration of cloud identification, reconstructing and following hurricanes, and interpreting and investigating data. Graphs and other data interpretation are used heavily ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Climate feedbacks
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better? part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/colors_...

Teach Engineering
This is a STEM activity to learn how different colors absorb light better than others. Vocabulary and investigating questions are included to facilitate discussion, and a rubric is provided for ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change, Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Mapping a Personal Story of Environmental Change part of CLEAN Collection

https://arcticandearthsigns.alaska.edu/learning-activiti...

Arctic and Earth SIGNs
This is a very simple but effective lesson that engages students with drawing a map of their local environment, then annotating their map with environmental changes they've observed. The ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Informal, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Through Tribal Eyes: Change on the Menominee Nation part of CLEAN Collection

https://toolkit.climate.gov/videos/through-tribal-eyes-c...

United States Climate Resilience Toolkit
In this video, members of the Menominee nation discuss their experiences with climate change.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity:Studio Teaching
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Restoration/Reclamation, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Ecosystems:Habitats:Invasive species, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science, American Studies, Biology:Plant Biology, Environmental Science:Forest Resources:Deforestation, Environmental Science:Forest Resources, Air Quality:Acid Rain, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Anthropology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Surface Water , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Recent climate data, Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water supply/water resource evaluation, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Recent climate data, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Biology:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Habitats, Habitats:Freshwater, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Air quality:Acid Rain, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Orbital patterns, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Air Quality, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

What is Albedo? part of CLEAN Collection

https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/mini-lessonactivity/wha...

My NASA Data
In this resource, students watch a 2-minute video explaining albedo. The video shows visualizations of albedo across Earth and how it can change. Students will interpret the images in the video and ...

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