{"id":18001,"date":"2024-08-29T09:58:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/?p=18001"},"modified":"2025-06-01T17:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:34:57","slug":"teaching-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/members\/teaching-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18001\" class=\"elementor elementor-18001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a93c97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a93c97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5fdc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a5fdc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff575c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cff575c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purpose and Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea140a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"2ea140a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4881\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4881\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More Info<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4881\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4881\"><ul><li>World Meteorological Organization &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yy250THhYtA&amp;t=23s\">United in Science 2023<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nea.org\/nea-today\/all-news-articles\/climate-change-education-every-subject\">The Importance of Integrating Climate Changed Education in Every Subject<\/a><\/li><li>From the State of the Planet at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.columbia.edu\/\">Columbia Climate School<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.climate.columbia.edu\/2023\/02\/09\/climate-education-in-the-u-s-where-it-stands-and-why-it-matters\/\">Climate Education in the United States: Where It Stands and Why It Matters<\/a><\/li><li>BBC World Service &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SLEenW2UiUw\">What Is Climate Change?<\/a>\u00a0Podcast<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/teaching\/climate\">The Essential Principles of Climate Literacy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb6c3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fb6c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Converging_ClimateChange-768x479.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Converging_ClimateChange-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Converging_ClimateChange-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Converging_ClimateChange-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Converging_ClimateChange.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-812f328 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"812f328\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9e4ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd9e4ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058c7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"058c7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"climate_resources\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8908d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8908d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f098a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f098a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c27232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"8c27232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Professional Development for Educators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalchange.gov\/reports\/climate-literacy-essential-principles-climate-science\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essential Principles of Climate Literacy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ a list of what you need to know to be climate literate and make informed climate decisions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nca2023.globalchange.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th National Climate Assessment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ good data divided by topics and regions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/sixth-assessment-report-cycle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AR6 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ the international go-to assessment of global climate change (can be read by headline, by figure, as a summary, or in full)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yale Program on Climate Change Communication<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ my first go-to source for up-to-date information that is accessible to a wide audience (basically, it is written in an approachable way); check out their recent stories in News &amp; Media and their Our Research tab<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climate-change\/climate-change-resources-educators-and-students\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPA Climate Change Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ this is a collection of data-based readings and activities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/teaching\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching Climate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ this site first lists educational resources from CLEAN (see link below), but if you scroll past them, there are up-to-date graphs and data on a Global Climate Dashboard<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.existentialtoolkit.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ As feelings of eco-grief and climate anxiety grow, educators are grappling with how to help students learn about the violent systems causing climate change while simultaneously navigating the emotions this knowledge elicits. This book provides resources for developing emotional and existential tenacity in college classrooms so that students can stay engaged.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba633d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fba633d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2631\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2631\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NCGE MEMBERS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2631\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2631\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><b>All resources listed here are accessible for members from their membership dashboard<\/b><\/p><h4><strong>The Journal of Geography<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00221341.2021.1949027\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does Learning Geography Increase Climate Change Awareness? A Comparison of School Subjects&#8217; Influence on Climate Change and Awareness\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00221341.2024.2334946\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geocapabilites Approach to Climate Change Education: Developing an Epistemic Model for Geographical Thinking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00221341.2023.2284390\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching about Local CLimates, Global Climate and Climatic Change<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>The Geography Teacher<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special Issue: Teaching Climate from a Geographic Perspective Volume 20 Number 3, 2023<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19338341.2023.2261463\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching about Climate Change<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19338341.2023.2262488\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding and Knowing Climate Change: Teaching Climate Science, Justice and Storytelling<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19338341.2019.1579107\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Warming: An Exercise for World Geography<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>On-Demand Webinars<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embedding Outdoor Learning into Everyday Geography &#8211; Luke Parker &#8211; March 8, 2023<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximizing Geographic Inquiry &#8211; Alex Oberle &#8211; Jan 31, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41599c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"41599c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6851\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PRIMARY (K-8)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6851\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/coloring-books\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/coloring-books\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Downloadable booklets available. Human Environment Interaction (which includes the climate) is a strong topic in both booklets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatekids.nasa.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA Climate Kids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This NASA site provides a very friendly format for primary level students. The information is organized by topic: Weather and Climate, Atmosphere, Water, Energy and Plants and Animals. Additionally, there is a set of Big Questions that can guide lessons or allow students to explore individually. There are other interactive features like games students can play on their own, activities teachers can lead in the class or send home with the students, videos to use with instructions and much more. These activities will provide a solid foundation for primary students in order to learn more about climate change in upper grades.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatechange.stanford.edu\/curriculum\/middle-school-curriculum\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanford School of Sustainability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; A progressive curriculum for students to gain an understanding on a local and global scale. Each lesson builds on the previous with an emphasis on skills, knowledge, scale and action. (This link is for Middle School. There are also lessons for High School that are different from the Middle School.)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/subjecttoclimate.org\/lesson-plans\/weather-and-climate-graphing-lesson\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject to Climate Change<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; What Do These Numbers Mean. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An introductory lesson for graphing and learning about climate and weather. This site also has many other resources including more lesson plans, reading lists, and other teacher resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82f416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c82f416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">SECONDARY (6-12)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2091\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.epa.gov\/climatechange\/kids\/documents\/weather-climate.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weather and Climate: What&#8217;s the Difference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an archived lesson from the EPA &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A short lesson that teaches the difference between weather and climate using real time observations, graph creation and analysis, and first person accounts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/toolkit.climate.gov\/tool\/noaas-weather-and-climate-toolkit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOAA&#8217;s Weather and ClimateToolkit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This website allows learners to interact with data about extreme weather events. Students can practice reading and interpreting information provided through a variety of sources. There is also an interactive map that links to case studies for students to dive deeper into the learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/noaa.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=92260a6bcf154d72bab62e50231e64c8&amp;section=3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOAA&#8217;s Climate Explorer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This is an ESRI interactive StoryMap style exploration of climate models, interactive maps of given locations or the ability to zoom in on the students&#8217; current location. The maps allow for comparisons using slidebars on maps, graphs and charts. There are questions presented however, it would be easy for the teacher to create grade level appropriate guided learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/retroreport.org\/video-library\/?type=Video&amp;text=climate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retro Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; A search on Retro Report provides a list of short videos with lesson plans on the ozone, drought, eating beef, and more &#8211; all with great opportunities to enhance lessons and units on teaching climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Bank <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datatopics.worldbank.org\/sdgatlas\/goal-13-climate-action\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; An ESRI Story Map to explore specific targets and goals of SDG 13.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecommunication.yale.edu\/for-educators\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yale Program on Climate Change Communication<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Lessons and Interactives for students to explore on their own or use in a lesson.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/powerfulgeography.org\/climate-change-in-latin-america\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lesson Plan: Climate Change in Latin America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lesson plan comes from Powerful Geography, an interactive pedagogical approach to connecting Geography to students&#8217; everyday lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.mit.edu\/educators\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIT Climate for Educators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 (high school and college) &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities, articles and interactive resources for high school and college educators<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a804a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"1a804a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2771\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ALL GRADE LEVELS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2771\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2771\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/article\/climate-change-lesson-plans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edutopia: Climate Change Lesson Plans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 4 Strategies for Teaching Climate Change &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An article that discusses the challenges and presents ideas for teaching climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zinnedproject.org\/materials\/our-house-is-on-fire-time-to-teach-climate-justice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching for Climate Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Zinn Education Project &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A variety of resources\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatepromise.undp.org\/news-and-stories\/climate-dictionary-everyday-guide-climate-change\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Climate Dictionary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; An everyday guide to common terminology used when discussing and understanding climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cleanet.org\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CLEAN: Committed to Climate and Energy Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This website provides peer-reviewed lessons and resources to teach about climate change. There is an easily navigable search bar at the top of the page that can filter by activities, videos and visualizations. Additionally, there are resources tagged with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/goopenmichigan.org\/search?f.search=MEECS%3A+Climate+Change&amp;f.general_subject=&amp;f.sublevel=&amp;f.alignment_standard=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The MEECS website offers lessons for Middle and High School students. Lessons are linked to Michigan Standards but can easily be linked to standards in other states. There are numerous filters to search for a specific lesson.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oerproject.com\/teach-climate-project?WT.mc_id=00_00___Course-CP_OER-SEM_&amp;WT.tsrc=OERSEM&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwupGyBhBBEiwA0UcqaDaXFogILGruWi0BfcVe9JfB_rDu7xh3wM9xYS4Le2AtnyFSlNKl-hoCqzoQAvD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OER Project: Teach Climate Project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (updated in April 2024) This is a three-week ready-to-implement unit for social studies courses. There are multiple units with lessons within each unit.<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scripps.ucsd.edu\/research\/climate-change-resources\/climate-change-teacher-resources\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change Teachers Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ~ from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography &#8211; Lessons set in California and can easily be used to compare other regions with similar issues around the US and the World.<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priweb.org\/learn-and-teach\/climate-change-and-energy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paleontology Research Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Teach Climate Change &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a lot on this site to look through. There are lessons and interactivities for all levels. This link will take you to the lesson matrix but look around the website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000389801\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education and climate change: learning to act for people and planet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; UNESCO report on the impact education can have on climate change<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/31\/learning\/lesson-plans\/teach-about-climate-change-with-30-graphs-from-the-new-york-times.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NY Times 30 Graphs to Teach Climate Change<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.mit.edu\/educators\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIT Climate for Educators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities, articles and interactive resources for high school and college educators<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/for-educators\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA Global Climate Change for all Educators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Many links, some listed above, with more resources to learn about and teach about climate and climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb084ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"eb084ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">ADDITIONAL READING MATERIALS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2461\"><h4><strong>Primary<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Problem of the Hot World by Pam Bonspur and Dick Rink<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Home by Hiba Noor Khan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tantrum that Saved the World by Megan Herbert<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate Change for Kids by Ken Ham<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 books recommended by Earth.org <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earth.org\/climate-change-books-for-kids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/earth.org\/climate-change-books-for-kids\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Yale Climate Connections <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2018\/08\/childrens-books-about-climate-change\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/yaleclimateconnections.org\/2018\/08\/childrens-books-about-climate-change\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change by Lindsay H Metcalf<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Secondary (middle and high school)<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Sudan LL3, graphic novel by The World Food Programme \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/publications\/ll3-living-level-3-south-sudan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.wfp.org\/publications\/ll3-living-level-3-south-sudan<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Are the Weather Makers by Sally Walker<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Time and Water by Andre Snaer Magnason<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Story of the Blue Planet by Andre Snaer Magnason<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Change Everything by Naomi Klein<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines by Paul Fleischman<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Omnivore&#8217;s Dilemma by Micahel Pollan (there is a YA edition)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One Earth: People of Color Saving the Planet by Anuradha Rao<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paradise of Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and our New World by Keltie Thomas<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Degrees by Alan Gratz<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All We Can Save by Anaya Elizabeth Johnson<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to Climate Change by Vanessa Nakate<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Planet B by Lucy Diavolo<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parable of Sower by Octavia Butler<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1001 Voices on Climate Change by Devi Lockwood<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Academic (some can also be used in upper secondary)<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Geography Matters by Harm deBlij (Chap 3 &#8211; 4)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Geography Matters More Than Ever by Harm deBlij (chap 4 &#8211; 5)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change by George Marshall<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A People&#8217;s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching about Climate Change by Bill Bigelow<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents by Richard Beach<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teach for Climate Justice by Tom Roderick<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching Climate History: There is No Planet B by Alan J Singer<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching Climate Change to Children by Rebecca Woodard<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is No Planet B by Mike Berners-Lee<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Climate War by Michael E Mann<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Weight of Nature by Clayton Page Aldern<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full list of recommendations from SocialJusticeBooks.org <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticebooks.org\/booklists\/environment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/socialjusticebooks.org\/booklists\/environment\/<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning to Teach Climate Change: students in teacher training and their progression in pedagogical content knowledge;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Geography in Higher Education; Tim Tavier, Bouke Van Gorp, Jakob b Cyvin, Jarder Cyvin<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03098265.2021.1900080\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03098265.2021.1900080<\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Teaching (super) wicked problems: authentic learning about climate change<\/li><li>Journal of Geography in Higher Education; Iain D Cross, Alina Congreve <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/03098265.2020.1849066\"><span 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