Erosion in Alaska | Youth And Climate part of CLEAN Collection

Nelson from Kipnuk, Alaska invites us to see how climate change is melting permafrost and causing coastal erosion in his hometown.

Georgia's peach crop devastated by warm winter conditions part of CLEAN Collection

An unusually warm winter damaged Georgia's peach crop in 2023. As climate change continues, researchers are working to develop a peach that will be more resilient to warmer weather.

Data Puzzle: Not All Warming is Equal part of CLEAN Collection

In this lesson students analyze and interpret global temperature and carbon dioxide data to determine which parts of Earth are experiencing the greatest changes in temperature and carbon dioxide, and ...

Understanding Climate Change and the Role of Nature in Creating Resilience part of CLEAN Collection

This comprehensive resource presents an entire 6 part unit for understanding major themes in climate change including common misperceptions, global and seasonal trends, and disproportionate risk to ...

Introduction to Modeling part of CLEAN Collection

Using SageModeler as a primary tool, this activity explains what models are and how they are used. Students will practice defining the boundaries of a system using a driving question, create causal ...

Youth Climate Story: Climate Anxiety in Michigan part of CLEAN Collection

This video focuses on climate mental health. In it, a woman experiencing challenges related to climate change tells her story, including what it means to navigate her feelings in the context of her ...

What Are Nature-based Solutions? part of CLEAN Collection

This video introduces the components necessary to describe climate adaptation and mitigation projects as nature-based.

Decoding Ice Cores–Isotopic Analysis–How warm was the Earth in the past? part of CLEAN Collection

This lab activity teaches students about isotopes in ice cores and how different isotopes can tell us about the past climate. Students measure the mass of pennies as a proxy for different isotopes ...

Lake County Cascading Hazards Unit part of CLEAN Collection

The unit gives a brief introduction to several natural hazards that impact communities in California; drought, flooding, earthquakes, landslides, and wildfire, and connects the hazards by introducing ...

Introduction to Climate Resilience: Elementary School part of CLEAN Collection

This lesson introduces students to climate resilience by emphasizing that everyone has a role to play in helping others during weather emergencies. The lesson starts by activating students’ ...