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

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 ...

NOAA Temperature and Precipitation Tools part of CLEAN Collection

This activity provides information on how to access and use a wealth of data and tools from NOAA to analyze climate through time. A video tutorial and background information are provided and show ...

What I Can Do About Climate Change Educator Guide part of CLEAN Collection

This resource from MIT engages students in a conversation about their unique skills and perspectives that can contribute to climate change solutions. In this discussion based activity, students will ...

The Ocean and Climate Change Educator Guide part of CLEAN Collection

In this lesson students test the ability of cold and warm water to take up carbon dioxide, and they learn about ocean acidification. They explore the role of the ocean in the climate system and one ...

Ojibwe Lifeway: Wild Rice Harvesting part of CLEAN Collection

This website focuses on Ojibwe wild rice harvesting (manoomin). It is a celebration of the historical practice of wild rice harvesting, why it is so important to Ojibwe life, and how climate change ...

Enliven Data with Art: Dramatize the Critical Science of Climate Change part of CLEAN Collection

This lesson connects scientific data to different types of visualizations. Students learn how art can help enhance science communication and enliven data. It provides opportunities for students to ...

Mitigation or Adaptation? part of CLEAN Collection

Explaining mitigation vs adaptation can be tricky but this activity has clearly defined each of the terms for students. Students will gain a better understanding of mitigation and adaptation through ...

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.