This activity in a case study format explores ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet by way of outlet glaciers that flow into the ocean. Students do basic calculations and learn about data trends, rates of change, uncertainty, and predictions.

This is an activity designed to allow students who have been exposed to the El NiÃo-Southern Oscillation to analyze the La NiÃa mechanism and predict its outcomes in a case study format.

In this activity, students investigate soil erosion and how a changing climate could influence erosion rates in agricultural areas. This activity is part of a larger InTeGrate module called Growing Concern.

As the number of ice-free days in the seas surrounding Alaska increases over time, so do opportunities. Oil and gas companies are ramping up offshore exploration and drilling in the Arctic and the shipping industry is increasing traffic around and through the region. As a result, Arctic residents may have new opportunities for jobs and development across the region. There’s also a downside to the increased activity. Oil and gas extraction operations occasionally have accidents—events that can result in massive oil spills.

In this exercise learners use statistics (T-test using Excel) to analyze an authentic dataset from Lake Mendota in Madison, WI that spans the last 150 years to explore ice on/ice off dates. In addition, students are asked to investigate the IPCC Likelihood Scale and apply it to their statistical results.

Interactive maps, science, historical context, and stories to help us all envision a range of climate futures.

Students describe the steps in a product life cycle assessment and suggest ways to reduce the environmental impacts of engineered products.

This resource provides an easy-to-read table summary of solutions to decrease anthropogenic releases of CO2 to the atmosphere. The sources in the data set are clickable for a deeper look into the emission source, references, and a list of additional resources.

Pioneering 5th grade science teacher Connie Prewitt engages her students to learn some challenging life science lessons through a fun and elaborate role-play. Project Earth is a 100% immersive experience where students learn the impact of their decisions on individuals, communities, and the Earth.

SYNOPSIS: This lesson will guide students through the process of creating and reviewing their stop motion animation video.

SCIENTIST NOTES: In this lesson, students will create an animation where they will convey a message of their choice about climate and the environment. The video about the climate activist includes information about how climate is specifically impacting Milwaukee, although the affects she mentioned in the video are applicable other places. This resource is recommended for teaching.

POSITIVES:
-Students learn how their projects can create change in their local community.
-Students have the opportunity to share their work with their community.

ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES:
-This is lesson 4 of 4 in our 3rd-5th grade Animate for the Animals unit.
-Teacher will need to decide how students will create their stop motion videos and organize the required equipment.
-Teacher may need to learn one or more apps if students decide to use different technology.

DIFFERENTIATION:
-Instead of using the Analyzing Animations Worksheet, students could interview each other to get feedback.
-Students could plan and organize ways to share their videos. This could include a movie night or messaging local, state, and federal representatives.

Climate change is one of the biggest risks facing governments, businesses, societies and ecosystems around the world. Project managers, through their effective direction of complex projects, occupy a critical role in the successful transition to a resilient, low carbon world. This course is designed to prepare professionals with project management responsibilities to add a climate change lens to their projects.

The course is suitable for individuals in management roles and above who have significant project management responsibilities. “Projects” could include examples as diverse as infrastructure development, deployment of new technology, ecosystem restoration, or public engagement campaign, for example. The course will attract a diversity of professionals who enjoy multidisciplinary learning environments. Familiarity with general climate change issues and science is recommended.

Adapting to a changing climate will involve governments, businesses, societies and other organizations with diverse perspectives, mandates and capacities. Project managers, through their effective direction of complex projects, occupy a critical role and must ensure that their projects consider the implications of a changing climate. This course will help you recognize climate change factors that could affect successful outcomes for your project and formulate strategies you can use to address them.  You can expect to leave this course better prepared to add a climate change lens to your project planning.

This essay in environmental SCIENTIST, 2019, grapples with the phenomenon of 'climate reductionism' to illustrate how researchers and policymakers, in emphasizing climate change, may miss important drivers of environmental vulnerability and change.

In this lesson, students learn about extreme weather, create an infographic, and educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch videos to understand why weather is becoming more extreme.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students create an infographic about extreme weather impacts in their area.

Step 3 - Inspire: Students educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit.

SYNOPSIS: In this lesson, students learn about extreme weather, create an infographic, and educate others on the knowledge gained from this unit.

SCIENTIST NOTES: This lesson allows students to understand the difference between weather and climate, the important variables that cause changes in weather, how weather and climate are predicted, the impact of weather extremes on the climate, and how human activities have accelerated wildfires, disrupted the water cycle, and caused other erratic weather disturbances in their communities. They would be able to explore which weather events are frequent and the overall combined impacts. All materials were rigorously reviewed, and this lesson has passed our science credibility process.

POSITIVES:
-Students participate in multiple interactive and hands-on learning activities to engage in kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning.
-Students have an opportunity to share their growth and knowledge throughout the unit with other students and community members.

ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES:
-This is lesson 4 of 4 in our 6th-8th grade Water Cycle, Deforestation, and Climate Change unit.
-Teachers need to determine how to choose the best course of action for sharing student learning. Options include the following:
-Class vote
-Teacher predetermines based on their best judgment
-Student panel is created
-Different groups choose different courses of action

DIFFERENTIATION:
-Students may use the Emotions Board for vocabulary support as they watch the videos in the Inquire section
-At the end of the unit, a classroom gallery walk is recommended.
-Some ideas for extensions at the end of the unit include:
-Inviting other classes in for a gallery walk
-Hosting a community night where community members can be educated on what students have learned in the unit
-Mailing student materials to different leaders in the community, particularly leaders that are in charge of the local water sources

This is an in-depth activity that focuses on Wisconsin ecosystem characteristics and energy flow within ecosystems. The activity is lengthy, but selected parts of it could be adapted to a variety of teaching situations.

Several factors contributed to the extreme flooding that occurred in Boulder, Colorado in 2013. In this data activity, students explore and visualize the data for stream discharge data collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

This article from Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle provides ideas on how school librarians can work with elementary teachers to teach about the Sun's impact on weather and climate. The author introduces the Standards for the 21st Century Learner, developed by the American Association of School Librarians. The author focuses on Standard 1, which calls for students to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge through developing and refining questions, investigating answers, seeking divergent perspectives in information, and assessing whether the information found answers the questions posed. The free, online magazine draws its themes from the Seven Essential Principles of Climate Literacy, with each issue focusing on one of the seven principles.

As the threats of tsunami and sea level rise are joined by real and potential climate impacts, the Quinault community looks to move the lower village of Taholah to higher ground.

This 10-question quiz covers some of the major impacts to human health caused by climate change.