Multimedia

Topic(s): Climate Data, Global Climate Modeling, Measuring and Modeling Climate, Nature of Climate Science

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

This interactive visualization is a suite of weather and climate datasets as well as tools with which to manipulate and display them visually.

A Global Issue: The Impacts of Climate Change

Topic(s): Measurements and Observations, Extreme Weather, Ecosystem Changes, Plants and Animals, Melting Ice and Permafrost, Ocean Warming / Acidification, Public Health, Economic Impacts, Climate Impacts

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

This is lesson five of a 9-lesson module. Activity explores the effects of climate change on different parts of the Earth system and on human well-being: polar regions, coral reefs, disease vectors, extreme weather, and biodiversity.

Thermal Expansion and Sea Level Rise

Topic(s): Thermal Expansion

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

In this short but effective demonstration/experiment, students investigate how thermal expansion of water might affect sea level.

Black Carbon

Topic(s): Albedo, Solar Radiation, Anthropogenic Changes, Measurements and Observations, Melting Ice and Permafrost

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

This video describes what black carbon is, where is comes from, and how it contributes to sea ice melt and global warming.

Wind and Ocean Circulation

Topic(s): Ocean and Climate, Measurements and Observations

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

This animated visualization was created for the planetarium film 'Dynamic Earth'. It illustrates the trail of energy that flows from atmospheric wind currents to ocean currents.

Sea Change Part 1: In the Field

Topic(s): Causes of Climate Change, Measurements and Observations, Sea Level Rise, Melting Ice and Permafrost

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

This video is the first of a three-video series from the Sea Change project. It features the field work of scientists from the US and Australia looking for evidence of sea level rise during the Pliocene era when Earth was (on average) about 2 to 3 degrees Celsius hotter than it is today.

Climate Feedback Loops

Topic(s): Climate Feedbacks, Carbon Cycle

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

This is the seventh of nine lessons in the 'Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change' website. This lesson addresses climate feedback loops and how these loops help drive and regulate Earth's unique climate system.

Energy Sources and Uses Flow Charts

Topic(s): Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Other Alternatives, Usage Trends, Energy Infrastructure, Energy Use

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

This visualization includes a series of flow charts showing the relative size of primary energy resources and end uses in the United States for the years 2008-2012.