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Links on this page are for activities and materials dealing with climate change, global warming, and environmental policy.
From the Will Steger Foundation’s Global Warming 101 initiative, Arctic Community Curriculum focuses on community, solutions, and positive messages of hope and action in response to the challenge of climate change. Based on the idea that we are all members of the community of Planet Earth, the curriculum looks in detail at a specific area, namely the Arctic, to help us appreciate the meaning of community. The Arctic Community Curriculum is free of charge and compliments the other educational resources available through the Web site.
The URL is: http://globalwarming101.com/
This new Web site from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is devoted to educating the public about Earth's changing climate, providing easy-to-understand information about climate change and how NASA studies it. Some features include a continuous snapshot of the condition of Earth's ice sheets, global average temperatures, sea level change, and concentrations of greenhouse gases.
The URL is: http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov
The EcoResearch Media Watch on Climate Change provides a continuous update of media coverage from 150 news media sites on climate change and related issues. The latest addition to Media Watch is "Knowledge Planet," a convergence of geographic information, Internet technology, and social change, using automated content analysis to extract geospatial context and build a geotagged knowledge base.
The URL is: http://www.ecoresearch.net/climate/
The EoE Collection is anchored by an electronic version of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Nobel Prize-winning reports. It also includes articles by climate experts, biographies of individuals who have made important contributions to climate science and policy, a timeline of key events in the history of climate science and policy, a climate glossary, and much more. Scientists, educators, environmental professionals, and concerned citizens should find the collection to be an invaluable resource.
EoE seeks to expand the collection with articles on a wide range of climate-related topics written for a large and diverse global audience. The URL is: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Climate_Change_%28c...
NASA, May 14, 2008, press release "NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change," announces a NASA-led study showing impact on range of Earth's natural systems by human-caused climate change.
Read the press release: The URL is: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08127_...
Tales for young children (ages 5-8) such as Where are the igloos of Iglooville? and Tears from the other side of the world are told by Professor Sneeze, Reckless, and Breakneck explaining in easy terms, the Kyoto protocol and the problems linked to global warming in the Arctic region. Appropriate for children ages 5-8.
The URL is: http://www.educapoles.org/index.php?/educational_m...
Exploratorium site links to real-time NOAA imagery and graphs on atmosphere, hydrosphere, global effects, etc. Students can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains.
The URL is: http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html
Site provides information on global warming, suggestions for conserving energy, environmental health news items, info on buying eco-friendly, and more.
The URL is: http://www.help-stop-global-warming.com
By Lisa Heinzerling and Frank Ackerman, Harvard Law and Policy Review, volume 1, no. 2, pp.331-362. Heinzerling and Ackerman discuss the role law and economics have in public policy and how the consequences and probabilities of damages of climate change requires rethinking of aspects of both.
The URL is: http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/policy_research/Warm...
September 24, 2007, New York. Chair summary of the United Nations framework convention on climate change to build momentum and advance the global agenda on climate change talks at the Kyoto renegotiations in Bali, in December 2007.
Listen to Podcasts >> The URL is: http://unfccc.int/2860.php
The UNFCC Convention on Climate Change presents definitional information on climate change, the Climate Change Information Kit (IUC) and outlines the international response to the problem (available for download in PDF or Rich Text format).
The URL is: http://www.unfccc.de/resource/iuckit/index.html
The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change, by Charles Wohlforth, explores global warming from the perspectives of a group of scientists studying climate change in Alaska and a traditional Eskimo whale-hunting party using traditional knowledge to deal with the shifting landscape. Published by North Point Press.
The URL is: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=8-0865...
The Pew Center On Global Climate Change provides a wide range of reports, policy analysis, and perspectives to the climate change debate in key areas such as economic and environmental impacts, and equity issues.
The URL is: http://www.pewclimate.org/
The EcoRes Forum is a new series of free, online e-conferences focusing on the ethical, political, and sociocultural aspects of climate change. The first e-conference, "From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism: Making the Shift" two-week dialogue will evaluate the current status - what is working (and what isn't) around the globe. Second in the series "Environmental (In)Justice: Sources, Symptoms, and Solutions" November 2-15, 2007, focusing on the central role that social and environmental justice issues must occupy
The URL is: http://www.eco-res.org
Will Steger Foundation Institute for Climate Change Education, an interactive, cross-disciplinary workshop on Global Warming. Visual evidence of Global Warming will be presented from his Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.
The URL is: http://www.globalwarming101.com
The Information Guide, presents "a comprehensive work for geology, geography, and environmental science students studying climate change." Online text offers detailed chapters covering the causes of climate change, the empirical study of climate, climate modeling, paleoclimatic change, and contemporary climate change.
The URL is: http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/gcc/index.html
Selective list of up-to-date online resources related to global climate change.
The URL is: http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainabi...
Fact sheet from Ecological Society of America. "How is Earth's climate changing? What will global climate change do? What is science doing about global climate change?"
The URL is: http://www.esa.org/education/edupdfs/globalclimate...
University of the Arctic "Introduction to the Circumpolar World" module for students (grades 9-12) addressing climate change and potential environmental changes in the Arctic.
The URL is: http://www.uarctic.org/bcs/BCS100/bcs100_m6.pdf
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) set of teaching materials geared towards students and teachers in grades 9-12. Individual exercises are adaptable to different grade levels and engage students in an exploration of the impacts of global climate change on ecosystems and natural resources. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/climate_ch...
Curriculum guide designed to bring global warming science and solutions home to students in the Southeast.
The URL is: hhttp://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_war...
This October 3, 2007, Edutopia article "Truth and Consequences: Teaching Global Warming Doesn't Have to Spell 'Fear'," by Kevin Sweeney, discusses approaches to take when teaching children about global warming. Sweeney was to speak to a fifth-grade classroom about climate change and heard concern raised by other parents over instilling fear in these students. Sweeney received advice from friends to "focus less on the details and more on a framework." Read the article for practical advice.
The URL is: http://www.edutopia.org/global-warming-fear
Curriculum guide, for grades 9-12, produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists, is designed to bring global warming science and solutions home to students in the Southeast. A set of hard copies of all materials-including the report, curriculum guide, and state-specific supplementary materials can be purchased for $25.
The URL is: mailto:ssi@ucsusa.org
Dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation.
The URL is: http://www.climateark.org/
Outreach kit for teachers and interpreters, including rangers at national parks and wildlife refuges, to use when talking with the public about how climate change might affect wildlife and public lands. Produced by the EPA, the National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The URL is: http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/uniq...
The Education for Sustainability Course at London South Bank University online discussion on climate change in 2006. The Web site discussion was linked to the EFS Programme conference on the theme of "Climate Change and the Challenge for Education".
The URL is: http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/efs/climatechange/index.shtm...
Publication by the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, January 28, 2002.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/releases/020128fact.html
Deadline: September 14, 2007
Earth Day Network is working with high schools to win global warming victories nationwide. EDN members are eligible to become Climate Change Educators and receive stipends of $500 for their work to help their high schools reach a global warming victory through policy and action. The URL is: http://earthday.net/programs/teachers/climatechang...
Climate Ark's Climate Change and Global Warming Portal. Brief commentary, analysis and links by Dr. Glen Barry.
The URL is: http://www.climateark.org/blog/
Illustrated 29 page presentation on climate change. Similar presentations on energy, biodiversity, ozone depletion, resource use, and water. From CREST, the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology.
The URL is: http://www.crest.org/repp_pubs/pdf/issuebr11.pdf
Harmony Foundation offers innovative, experiential learning programs to participants from across Canada and around the world through the Institute for Environmental Values Education.
The URL is: http://www.harmonyfdn.ca/
This informative BBC Weather Center site discusses the many issues around climate change including: evidence, impact, adaptation, policies, and a links and chat page. Site also links to related information on weather, science and nature, health and culture, and more.
The URL is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies convened a group of leaders to discuss why the scientific consensus on climate change has not produced action in the U.S. commensurate with the threat. The synthesis of their findings and recommendations for action are in the book "Americans and Climate Change." Order or free download from the Web site.
The URL is: http://www.environment.yale.edu/climate/
The 10 Principles are guidelines for evaluating climate change proposals from an environmental justice perspective.
The URL is: http://www.ejcc.org/ejcc10short_usa.pdf
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