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)
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Coral Reefs are Affected by Climate Change by UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
What is Climate Change? by National Geographic Kids
Fossil Fuels by NASA Climate Kids
Weather vs Climate by UCAR
What is Happening in the Ocean? by NASA’s Climate Kids
What is the Big Deal with Carbon? by NASA’s Climate Kids
What is the Greenhouse Effect? by NASA’s Climate Kids
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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 video by BrainPop (7 minutes) (free)
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 the U.S. EPA (2 minutes)
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
WHAT CAN KIDS DO?
Actions Kids Can Take by the AMNH (American Museum of Natural History) Actions
Activate Change by National Geographic Kids
Can Kids Help? video by Gladstone Central School Greenscenes (2 minutes)
Green Tips by National Geographic Kids
Recycle by The Ad Council
You Can Make a Difference video by the Utah Education Network, Planet Nutshell (2 minutes)
HOPE for Earth by Kottie Christie-Blick
WHAT SHOULD ADULTS 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)
Reducing Your Personal Contribution to a Warming Planet by The New York Times
(paid subscription required)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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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
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 Melting by National Geographic
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)
New York Climate Change Plans and Programs by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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
Volcanoes or Human Activity? Which Emits More CO2? by NOAA
Warmest Year on Earth by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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)
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 Models – How Do We Know? video by NSF (National Science Foundation) (4 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
Earth: The Operators’ Manual a series of 12 videos (each 2-9 minutes)
Erosion and Flooding in Alaska video by CNN (6 minutes)
Fires in Australia video (4 minutes) and article by CBS
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)
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)
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 on West Coast of USA video by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (5 minutes)
Studying Ice Cores in Antarctica video by Natural History Museum (3 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 get started teaching climate, plunge right in!
Bad Future, Better Future by Julia Rosen, New York Times (subscription needed)
Climate Data for High School by NOAA
Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi) for Middle School and High School 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.
For Fast Finishers in Your Class – 1) Read an MIT Explainer; 2) Write a 5-sentence summary; 3) Present to class
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges – climate 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 – click to download
Happy Eco News – positive news stories
Ice Reflectivity Experiment & Model by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Lorax Guiding Questions by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Next Generation Science Standards & Climate Change – click to download
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)
Planet Stewards Program – grants for American educators from NOAA
Sea Level Rise Hands-On Activity by Kottie Christie-Blick
Sea Level Rise Learning Modules by NOAA
Spreading the Word About Climate Change by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Stewardship Projects for Your Students by NOAA Planet Stewards
Strategies for Teaching Science – teaching strategies by Clean Harmonics (click to download)
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
Teaching Climate & Energy in Middle School and High School 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
Twitter follow @KottieCB for up-to-date climate news and teaching ideas
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13
Vocabulary for a Changing Climate by Kottie Christie-Blick
Writing for Climate Change: Opinion Writing Format by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Writing for Climate Change: Persuasive Letter Writing Format by Kottie Christie-Blick (click to download)
Graphs & Graphics
Climate Indicators by Climate Central, WXshift
Climate Model Hindcasting by King’s Centre for Visualization in Science
Comparing Possible Causes of Global Warming by Bloomberg Business
Coral Reefs Affected by Climate Change by NOAA
Dataset Gallery by NOAA
Explaining Climate Change Using Graphs by BBC News
Global Disparity in Carbon Footprints by World Economic Forum
Global Warming Over Time by NASA
Ice Disappearing Around the World as Earth Warms by NASA
Keeling Curve Graph by the U.S. Department of Energy, Mauna Loa Observatory – click to download
Teaching Climate Change with Graphics by Skeptical Science
The Very Simple Climate Model by UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Trend vs Variation by Teddy TV
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Kids Against Climate Change 
Turn off lights
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-get recycled toilet paper
-reusable napkins
-reusable makeup remover pads
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stop using cars
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We need to use less cars and we should carpool we need to use less electricity and use make
less garbage
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Save the EARTH! Make it GLOW! And remember DO NOT LITTER!
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Stop using cars with gas. instead use a electric car.
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Electric cars are a good idea but they are very expensive
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I think we should carpool more
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When you leave a room or leave your house turn off the lights! It’s 2023 and we need to use our BRAIN!
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Please recycle do not let the earth rot
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Stop using gas.
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We need to stop polluting the Earth and we need to stop spreading Global Warming as a team. We can do this together!
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When you brush your teeth turn off the water.
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