Did you know that the world’s climate is changing? Many human activities like driving cars, running factories, and generating energy release gases into our atmosphere. Because these gases trap heat from the sun close to the earth, this is causing our planet to warm!
As the global temperature warms, weather patterns have begun to change, polar ice is melting, and sea levels are rising. These changes could impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people in our lifetime!
There’s a lot of information out there on climate change but we’ve added our favorite websites below. Click a link below to jump straight down to any section:
INFORMATION for KIDS
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Begin here!
Climate Change Basics video by the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) (3 minutes)
Climate Change Basics articles by the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
What is Climate Change? by National Geographic Kids
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Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change by NASA Climate Kids
Coral Reefs are Affected by Climate Change by UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
Fossil Fuels by NASA Climate Kids
Greenhouse Effect by NASA Climate Kids
Ocean and Climate Change by NASA Climate Kids
Permafrost and Climate Change by NASA Climate Kids
Weather vs Climate by UCAR
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Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye video by National Geographic (4 minutes)
Climate 101 with Bill Nye video by Climate Reality (5 minutes)
Climate Animation video by Nina Ree-Linstad (5 minutes)
Climate Change Around the World (and other videos) videos by UEN (Utah Education Network) (3 minutes)
Climate Change: Crash Course Kids #41.2 video by Crash Course Kids (4 minutes)
Climate Change Seen in U.S. National Parks video series by United States National Park Service (each video is 3 – 10 minutes)
Fragile Environment: How We Impact Our Surroundings video series by BrianPop (each video is 3-4 minutes) (paid subscription required)
Greenhouse Effect video by NASA (2 minutes)
Greenhouse Effect video by the U.S. EPA (2 minutes)
Ocean, Weather & Climate with Teek and Tom video series by NOAA Ocean Today coming in 2024
Recycling Video Tour Grades 3-5 video by Republic Services (7 minutes)
Water Cycle video by NOAA (2 minutes)
What if All the Ice Melted on Earth? with Bill Nye video by ASAP Science (6 minutes)
What is Climate Change? video by Archipelago Creative for the Australian Government (3 minutes)
Explore
Computer Model to Understand CO2 and Global Warming computer modeling interactive by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Water Cycle Models by USGS (United States Geological Survey)
WHAT CAN KIDS DO?
Actions Kids Can Take by the AMNH (American Museum of Natural History) Actions
Activate Change by National Geographic Kids
Become a Climate Activist by Kids Fight Climate Change
Carbon Footprint: Ways to Reduce video by Planet Nutshell (2 minutes)
Can Kids Help? video by Gladstone Central School Greenscenes (2 minutes)
Communicate Climate! by NOAA
Green Tips by National Geographic Kids
Recycle by The Ad Council
Stewardship Initiative for Students 2023 CNN Call to Earth Day: Our Shared Home
Young Voices for the Planet by Lynne Cherry and Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
You Can Make a Difference video by the Utah Education Network, Planet Nutshell (2 minutes)
HOPE for Earth by Kottie Christie-Blick
WHAT SHOULD GROWN-UPS DO?
Energy 101 Videos by the Department of Energy (fifteen 4-minute videos)
How the World Can Tackle Climate Change video by the Utah Education Network (3 minutes)
Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the World by the United Nations
Reducing Your Personal Contribution to a Warming Planet by The New York Times (paid subscription required)
Solutions for Drawing Down Carbon Dioxide from the Air by Project Drawdown
What We Can Do by Climate Communication
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Climate Activities for Kids by NASA’s Climate Kids
Climate Games for Kids by NASA’s Climate Kids
Crossword Puzzles and Games, Energy Kids by EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
INFORMATION FOR OLDER STUDENTS
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Climate Change in a Nutshell by NCSE (National Center for Science Education)
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Actions for a Healthy Planet by the United Nations
Antarctica Melting by National Geographic
Big Picture Climate Change by Skeptical Science
Can We Fix Global Warming? by Skeptical Science
Causes of Climate Change by NASA
Chemistry and Physics of Global Warming by Columbia Climate School
Climate Change: How do We Know? by NASA
Climate Change Science by Climate Nexus
Computer Climate Models by National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Computer Climate Models & Coding by CarbonBrief
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawke
Effects of Climate Change by NASA
Extracting Gas from Ice by MIT Technology Review
Fires and Climate Change by Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, C2ES
Fires and Climate Change Connection by Yale Climate Connections
Frequently Asked Questions About Climate Change by NASA
Glaciers by NOAA climate.gov
Global Warming is Happening: Fact, Myth, Fallacy by Skeptical Science (click to download)
Global Warming vs. Climate Change by NASA
Happy Eco News by Happy Eco Media
Human Activities are Impacting the Climate System by CLEAN (the Climate and Literacy and Energy Awareness Network)
Ice Cores Tell Us About Climate Change by the British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
Net Zero Goal by the United Nations
New York Climate Change Plans and Programs by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Ocean Acidification Monitoring Program by NOAA
Physics of Global Warming: The Energy Budget by UCAR Center for Science Education
Polar Ice Caps Melting by The Guardian
Sea Level Rise, History to Modern by Smithsonian
Short Answers to Hard Questions about Climate Change by The New York Times (paid subscription required)
Societal Impacts of Climate Change by NOAA
Solving Climate Change by UCAR Center for Science Education
Student Climate Activists: How to Become One by Sunrise Movement
Volcanoes or Human Activity? Which Emits More CO2? by NOAA
Warmest Year on Earth by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Water Vapor Amplifies Greenhouse Effect by NASA
What Drives Climate: Integrated Systems by NASA
What is Climate Change? by United Nations
What the Ocean Floor Can Tell Us About Climate Change by Columbia Magazine, Columbia University
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Anthropocene video by Smithsonian Magazine (3 minutes)
Arctic Warming and Feedback Loops video by TED Ed (4 minutes)
Carbon and Climate Change in 90 Seconds video by NASA (2 minutes)
Causes and Effects of Climate Change video by National Geographic (3 minutes)
Children Will Rise Up! video by Nandi Bushell (5 minutes)
Climate Change, Lines of Evidence by The National Academies of Sciences (a series of 7 videos, each 2-5 minutes)
Climate Science video series by the Utah Education Network (eleven 3-minute videos)
Climate Science: What You Need to Know video by PBS It’s Okay to be Smart (6 minutes)
Climate, Sea Level, and Superstorms video by Yale Climate Connections (5 minutes)
Coral Reefs video series by National Ocean Services, NOAA (1-6 minutes)
Coral Reefs at Severe Risk video (2 minutes) and article by USA Today
Decoding the Weather Machine NOVA video by PBS (1 hour, 53 minutes)
Earth: The Operators’ Manual series of 12 videos (each 2-9 minutes)
Environmental Science and Practices (advanced) series of 35 videos (each 6-13 minutes)
Erosion and Flooding in Alaska video by CNN (6 minutes)
Feedback Loops video series by Climate Emergency (Launched by the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg)
Fires in Australia video (4 minutes) and article by CBS
Geoengineering video (14 minutes) by Patreon
Green Revolution video series by NSF (5-7 minutes)
Greta Thunberg to World Leaders video by Guardian News (5 minutes)
Gulf Stream Explained by Kurzgesagt (5 minutes)
Natural or Unnatural? Global Weirding by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and PBS (8 minutes)
Ice and Animals videos by NOAA Ocean Today (1-6 minutes)
Ice Cores in Antarctica video by Natural History Museum (3 minutes)
Ice Viewer by Nasa
Ocean Acidification video by ACE (Action for the Climate Emergency) (3 minutes)
Ocean Acidification’s Impact on Oysters and Other Shellfish video by NOAA (6 minutes)
Ocean Research videos by NOAA Ocean today (1-3 minutes)
Our Climate Our Future video by ACE (Action for the Climate Emergency) (40 minutes)
Polar Vortex and Climate Change video by WhiteHouse.gov (2 minutes)
Powering the Planet video by Earth: The Operators’ Manual (54 minutes)
Reconstructing Climate History – How Do We Know? video by NSF (National Science Foundation) (5 minutes)
Recycling Center Video Tour Grades 6-8 video by Republic Services (16 minutes)
Recycling Center Video Tour Grades 9-12 video by Republic Services (16 minutes)
Redwoods and Climate Change video by KQED (12 minutes)
Sea Level Rise video by NASA (2 minutes)
Sea Level Rise and Thermal Expansion (advanced) video by The Paleontological Research Institution (10 minutes)
Sea Level Rise on West Coast of USA video by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (5 minutes)
Superstorms and Sea Level Rise video by Yale Climate Connections (6 minutes)
Take Aim at Climate Change video by Rapper Polar-Palooza (4 minutes)
Where Will You be Able to Live in 20 Years? video by TED-Ed (5 minutes)
Why People Don’t Believe in Climate Science video by PBS It’s Okay to be Smart (8 minutes)
For Teachers, Because I Get It
*** Lesson Plans To begin teaching climate change, plunge right in!
Antarctica Research Photo Gallery by COLDEX
Arctic Feedbacks Lesson Plans (advanced) by CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder
Bad Future, Better Future by Julia Rosen, New York Times (subscription needed)
Carbon Footprint: 35 Ways for Kids & Grown-Ups to Reduce by Constellation Energy
Carbon Footprint: Is Your Carbon Footprint BS? podcast by How to Save a Planet
CLEAN Collection climate resources to use in the classroom
Cli-Fi: Climate Fiction for Middle School and High School by Kottie Christie-Blick
CNN Call to Earth: Our Shared Home 2023 PBL Lesson Plans by Kottie Christie-Blick
CNN Call to Earth: Our Shared Home 2023 student stewardship initiative
CNN Call to Earth: Our Shared Home 2023 Presentation presentation for younger students by Kottie Christie-Blick
Ecofiction for Children by Kottie Christie-Blick
Energy from Natural Resources by the National Academies of Sciences
Explore Nature Together with Little Kids by Kottie Christie-Blick et al.
Fast Finishers in Your Class 1) Read an MIT Explainer; 2) Write a 5-sentence summary; 3) Present to class
Feedback Loops: Climate Emergency videos with discussion guides for middle school and high school launched by the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges Climate Change Education: the perfect focus for a Fulbright project!
Funding for Stewardship Projects from NOAA Planet Stewards
Greenhouse Effect Game adapted from Climate Generation
Greenhouse Effect Model Worksheet click to download
Happy Eco News positive news stories
Hurricanes videos by NOAA Ocean Today (1-3 minutes)
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report the physical science basis of the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Ice Reflectivity Experiment & Model by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Lorax Guiding Questions by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
News about Climate Change by CNN, articles and videos
Next Generation Science Standards & Climate Change click to download
NOAA Education Resources filter search by grade, topic, NGSS
NOAA Planet Stewards Program grants for American educators
Ocean Acidification Experiment and Lesson Plan by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Ocean Influences Climate Lesson Plan by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Ocean Influences Climate Model Worksheet by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Sea Level Rise Hands-On Activity by Kottie Christie-Blick
Sea Level Rise Learning Modules by NOAA
Sea Level Rise Lesson Plans by Data in the Classroom
Spreading the Word About Climate Change by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Stewardship Projects for Your Students by NOAA Planet Stewards
Talking to Your Children about the Birds and the Bees and Climate Change by Kottie Christie-Blick
Talking with Children about Climate Change by Kottie Christie-Blick
Talking with Children Who Have Climate Anxiety or Eco-Anxiety by Kottie Christie-Blick
Talking with Climate Deniers & Climate Skeptics by Dr. John Cook
Teacher-Led Climate Action (Including Kids Against Climate Change) by Teachers for the Planet
Teaching Climate & Energy in Elementary School more resources by CLEAN (Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network)
Teaching Climate & Energy in Middle School and High School more resources by CLEAN (Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network)
Teaching Climate Change in the NGSS Classroom 2-unit online course for formal and informal educators taught by Kottie Christie-Blick, University of San Diego
Teaching Climate Literacy by NOAA
Teaching Science: Instructional Strategies by Clean Harmonics
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13
Virtual Experiences in the Arctic by MOSAiC, University of Colorado Boulder
Vital Signs for the Planet teacher resources by NASA
Vocabulary for a Changing Climate by Kottie Christie-Blick
Water & Climate Change Teaching Box for Middle School and High School by UCAR
Writing for Climate Change: Opinion Writing Primer by Kottie Christie-Blick
Writing for Climate Change: Persuasive Letter Writing Format by Kottie Christie-Blick
X follow @KottieCB for up-to-date climate news and teaching ideas
Graphs, Graphics & Simulations
Air Currents & Ocean Currents by Windy Weather Service
Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Animation and Graph by UCAR Center for Science Education
Climate Change Indicators by Climate Central, WXshift
Climate Change Indicators by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Climate Change Model Hindcasting by King’s Centre for Visualization in Science
Climate Change Resources by NOAA
Climate Models – How Do We Know? video by NSF (National Science Foundation) (4 minutes)
Coral Reefs Affected by Climate Change by NOAA
Coral Reefs Watch Data by NOAA
Data, advanced by COPERNICUS Climate Change Service, European Union
Data in the Classroom lessons, data, worksheets by NOAA
Dataset Gallery by NOAA
Emissions by Sector by Global Change Data Lab
Explaining Climate Change Using Graphs by BBC News
Global Disparity in Carbon Footprints by World Economic Forum
Global Surface Temperatures Over Time by NASA GISS
Heat Increases Affecting Health & Security by National Wildlife Federation
Hydrologic Cycle Animation by NASA
Ice Disappearing Around the World as Earth Warms by NASA
Investments in Clean Energy Graphs by the Rhodium Group and MIT
IPCC Figures by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Sixth Assessment Report)
Keeling Curve Graph by the U.S. Department of Energy, Mauna Loa Observatory – click to download
Ocean Currents by NASA
Polar Regions: Impact, Adaptation, and Vulnerability by IPCC
Sea Level Change Data Analysis Tool by NASA
Simulations, Greenhouse Effect and More by PhET and University of Colorado
Snow & Ice Data by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder
Storm Surge Simulations by NOAA and SciJinks
Teaching Climate Change with Graphics by Skeptical Science
Tools & Interactives by NOAA
Trend vs Variation by Teddy TV
Very Simple Climate Model by UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
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Kids Against Climate Change 
We need to stop throwing trash on the beach
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buy energy efficient electronics
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Use electric cars
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wow very very inspirational
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good job
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Climate change is a big deal but the ways in which we can fight it make us the big deal. Take action now
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Less green houses gas
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we need to stop using coal and need to recycle
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stop leaving the water on when you brush your teeth
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We need to stop burning fossil fuel
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we need less coal burning
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We need to recycle and stop littering,and help out in your house like turn off the lights shut down your devices.
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we need to recycle more and we should stop littering. it gonna make the earth sick
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you are right
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