Teaching Activities

Earth education activities from across all of the sites within the Teach the Earth portal.



Current Search Limits:
College Upper (15-16)

Results 1 - 5 of 5 matches

Energy culture as a determinant of a country’s position in the climate talks part of CLEAN Collection

Tatyana Ruseva, Appalachian State University
In this activity, students compare countries and nation states with high- and low-energy consumption rates within a specific region of the world. Students are encouraged to draw linkages between a ...
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
Learn more about this review process.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Energy Policy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy and the Poor - Black Carbon in Developing Nations part of Energy:Energy Activities
Anne Hall, Emory University
In this activity, students will explore impacts of the use of wood, dung and charcoal in developing countries for fuel, producing black carbon. In-class discussion will generate a list of several broad topics, ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Human Population:Developing/Developed Countries, Environmental Science:Energy, Policy:Energy Policy, Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Decision-Making
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
Learn more about this review process.

Evaluating the Effects of Local Energy Resource Development part of Energy:Energy Activities
Devin Castendyk, SUNY College at Oneonta
This is a semester-long, jigsaw project for a class of 20 to 25 students that has students work in teams to explore the effects of energy resource development on local water resources, economics and society.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Project, Field Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Local Policy, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
Learn more about this review process.
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
Learn more about this review process.

Simulation of international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions part of CLEAN Collection

David Hastings, Eckerd College
In this activity, students engage in a simulation of the international negotiation process in order to convey how the international community is responding to climate change. Participants learn ...
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
Learn more about this review process.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Communications Booster: Curbing Emissions part of CLEAN:CLEAN Network:Teaching Materials
Nicole Colston, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Nicole Colston, Oklahoma State University Charlie Cottingham, Frederick Community College (MD) Susan Spierre, Arizona State University Paul Ruscher, Florida State University This page builds on the CLEAN reviewed ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Global Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Greenhouse gas emissions