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SciJinks: What causes a thunderstorm?

Topic(s): Atmospheric Circulation, Water Cycle, Climate System

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)

This short video demonstrates what causes a thunderstorm.

TU Delft - OTEC

Topic(s): Thermohaline Circulation, Human Responses to Climate, Other Alternatives

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

This video presents a brief introduction to an alternative energy source - ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC).

Hurricane Resilience Part 1: Hurricanes Affect Us

Topic(s): Climate Data, Hurricanes and Storms, Mitigation Strategies, Adaptation Strategies, Risk Management, Human Responses to Climate

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

In this activity, students learn how people prepared for and then responded to a hurricane by analyzing news headlines about Hurricane Florence (2018). Then they analyze data about the amount of damage that different categories of hurricanes cause, learning that even low category storms are able to cause damage.

What's the Bigger Picture? Using the Power of Art to Teach Science

Topic(s): Climate Data, Climate Impacts

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

In this lesson, students combine art and science to interpret and illustrate graphical art. They first learn about artists who develop images based on climate graphs and then create their own.

Student Energy System Map

Topic(s): Human Responses to Climate, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Other Alternatives, Efficiency and Conservation, Usage Trends, Energy Policy, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Use

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

This visualization is an interactive Energy System Map, which includes short write-ups introducing students to fundamental energy system topics, paired with animated videos and deep dive resources.

What is a watershed?

Topic(s): Water Cycle, Climate System, Measuring and Modeling Climate, Availability of Water Resources

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)

In this activity students build a model of a watershed to learn where water goes when it rains. Students then make predictions and draw what they observe.

Salt Water and Freshwater Distribution on Earth

Topic(s): Availability of Water Resources

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

These two visuals illustrate quantities of freshwater vs saltwater availability worldwide through graphs and charts. There are resources included that support conversations around the graphics. These graphics are part of a larger collection of resources titled "Climate Change Impacts and Solutions: Drought".

Fluid Earth Viewer

Topic(s): Atmospheric Circulation, Regional Climates, Atmospheric Composition, Climate System, Causes of Climate Change, Measurements and Observations, Measuring and Modeling Climate, Extreme Weather, Climate Impacts

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, Informal Education

This interactive online visualization allows the user to view a variety of weather patterns including temperature, wind, and wave action over time.

Wildfire Risk and Impact

Topic(s): Measurements and Observations, Extreme Weather, Climate Impacts, Risk Management, Human Responses to Climate

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

This highly engaging course is comprised of five modules. Each one clearly explains the concept using readings and videos. Students are presented with the current fire and climate data and then run simulations. Students read graphs based on the data they collect in their simulations and then answer comprehension questions and make predictions.

The Social Cost of Carbon

Topic(s): Anthropogenic Changes, Economic Impacts, Climate Impacts, Mitigation Strategies, Adaptation Strategies, Risk Management, Human Responses to Climate, Energy Policy

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Informal Education

With the help of two climate experts, this video discusses how the social cost of carbon is calculated, how it should (perhaps) be calculated, and why the effort to quantify this value is necessary despite its imperfections.

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