Sun Up, Sun Down part of CLEAN Collection

Students learn about the role the sun plays in our daily lives and how solar energy can be used. Data is collected in the mini-lessons and demonstrations including observations with shadows, creating ...

Eyes in the Sky: Using Remote Sensing to Explore the Poles part of CLEAN Collection

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.

Photosynthesis: Calculating Biomass and Carbon Storage in Trees part of CLEAN Collection

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.

Climate Storytelling Lesson for the Classroom part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students will use journaling prompts to make personal connections to climate change including what they have observed, what motivates them to interact with the subject, and possible ...

Storm Narratives part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students evaluate climate change narratives for content and story-telling qualities before creating their own narrative on a severe weather event.

If I just explain the facts, they'll get it, right? part of CLEAN Collection

This video from Texas Tech Climate Science Center describes best practices for engaging in a discussion about climate change with a person who disagrees about the scale of the problem, or outright ...

Carbon Dioxide Absorbs Infrared Energy part of CLEAN Collection

This video concisely describes the way in which the absorption of infrared energy by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere controls the temperature of the planet.

Cloud Lab part of CLEAN Collection

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 ...

Data Puzzle: Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web part of CLEAN Collection

There are two types of Arctic algae (sea ice and ocean), and components of the Arctic food web are reliant on specific types. In this activity, students explore the food web relationships, and the ...

Data Puzzle: On a Budget part of CLEAN Collection

Students learn about Earth's energy balance and use data to better understand why the Arctic is warming faster than other locations on Earth. This comes from analyzing and interpreting incoming ...