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Case Study 6.1- Adapting to a Changing World part of Climate of Change
Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
In this activity, students consider how several communities are adapting to climate change-related problems including drought's impacts on agriculture, loss of assets due to climate-related hazards, freshwater ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Drought, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

HEART Force Drought Game part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/outreach/resources/game/heart...

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
In this interactive game, students solve challenges that their community faces during the course of an extreme drought event by using available individual and community resources. Students work in ...

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:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Soils, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Soils and Agriculture, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
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

En-ROADS Climate Change Solutions Simulator part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.climateinteractive.org/en-roads/

MIT Sloanâ€™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 ...

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 ...

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

HEART Force - A Changing Climate: Understanding Drought in Colorado part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/ceee/resources/lesson/changin...

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
In this lesson, students build an understanding of drought in Colorado through exploring case studies, authentic data, and online resources. After completing this lesson, students will be able to ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, 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, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

HEART Force - Adapting to Extremes: Exploring the Science of Wildfire in Colorado part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/ceee/resources/lesson/adaptin...

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
In this lesson, students analyze and synthesize data, and design local wildfire preparation strategies to answer the question &quot;What can we learn from past wildfires to prepare for ...

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

Graphing Sea-Level Trends part of CLEAN Collection

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/graphing-sea...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Students use long term sea-level rise data set to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends. They then determine whether sea-level rise is occurring based on the data.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Climate Super Solutions part of CLEAN Collection

https://ncse.ngo/climate-solutions

This lesson is the fifth and final module in the climate change curricula from the National Center for Science Education. It aims to teach students about the economic, social, and scientific ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8):Middle - 8, Middle - 7
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Choosing Earth's Climate Future part of CLEAN Collection

https://pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvdtwm-sci-climate...

PBS
Students focus on the three interconnected choices global society faces as Earth's climate continues to change—suffer, adapt, and mitigate—to analyze and predict current and future impacts ...

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