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Topic(s): Solar Radiation, Measurements and Observations, Human Responses to Climate, Solar Energy

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)

In this eight-lesson unit, students explore cultural connections with the sun, learn about light and discover how light interacts with other materials through hands-on activities, literacy integration, and engineering.

Teach About Climate Change With These 24 New York Times Graphs

Topic(s): Climate System, Anthropogenic Changes, Measurements and Observations, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, Melting Ice and Permafrost, Ocean Warming / Acidification, Public Health, Climate Impacts, Human Responses to Climate, Energy Use

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

This resource is a collection of climate change-related graphs for teachers to use in their classrooms, with links to the source articles and an explanation of how to guide students through reflecting on and learning from the graphs.

Gas or Electric? Thinking Algebraically About Car Costs, Emissions and Trade-offs

Topic(s): Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Emissions Reduction, Fossil Fuels, Other Alternatives, Efficiency and Conservation

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

This is an activity that uses basic algebra to assess the costs and savings of electric vehicles. It uses math to measure the trade-offs of buying electric versus gas-powered car models.

Redford Center Stories

Topic(s): Measurements and Observations, Climate Impacts, Personal Responsibility, Human Responses to Climate, Energy Use

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

Redford Center Stories is an environmental storytelling initiative for students in grades 5th-12th, designed to empower youth as changemakers to impact environmental justice, restoration, and regeneration through the power of storytelling.

Solar Convection

Topic(s): Thermohaline Circulation, Ocean and Climate, Solar Radiation, Measurements and Observations

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)

In this activity, students will use hot and cold water to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

Flow: Currents and Climate

Topic(s): Thermohaline Circulation, Ocean and Climate, El Nino, La Nina, ENSO, Cyclical and Natural Changes, Climate Data, Extreme Weather

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

This video introduces viewers to oceanic thermohaline circulation - the system of global ocean currents that cycle warm and cold water across the planet.

El Niño 101

Topic(s): Ocean and Climate, El Nino, La Nina, ENSO, Extreme Weather, Climate Impacts

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)

This video explains what El Niño is and provides the definition of El Niño. It goes into detail about the devastating terrestrial and aquatic effects El Niño can have on living organisms and the climate (disease, storms, floods, tornadoes, drought, wildfire, increased air temperatures, decreased water temperatures, etc).

Renewable Energy 101

Topic(s): Carbon-free Energy, Mitigation Strategies, Other Alternatives

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)

This is a National Geographic video that defines renewable energy and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of different examples.

Fostering Dialogue to Support Community Resilience

Topic(s): Mitigation Strategies, Adaptation Strategies, Human Responses to Climate

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

This video outlines background information about and goals of resilience with a focus on communities and climate resilience.

Predicting Patterns: What Does La Niña Look Like?

Topic(s): Ocean and Climate, El Nino, La Nina, ENSO, Climate Data

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

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

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