Interdisciplinary Teaching on Climate & Sustainability

Interdisciplinary Teaching on Climate & Sustainability is a guide for teachers in all subjects and at all grade levels. It includes the following sections:

• Introduction
• Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change
  • The Greenhouse Effect and sources of GHG emissions
  • Earth’s Carbon Cycle
  • Carbon-Climate Connections
  • The Energy – Climate Connection
  • International Efforts on Climate – IPCC, UNFCCC, & COP
  • Impacts Are No Longer Theoretical—They Are Happening Now
  • Climate Justice — and Injustice
• Measuring and Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Institutional Inventory v. Individual ‘Footprint’
  • Getting Started
  • Emission Sources for Most Schools
• Analysis, Reporting, and Action   (Using your School GHG Inventory to make a difference)
  • Spread the Word
  • What Can You Do To Reduce Emissions?
  • Take Action!

• Links – Sources and Additional Resources by Topic

Ideas for Teachers

• Ideas for Elementary School Teachers
• Ideas for Teachers – Individual Subjects
  • Art
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communication & Journalism
  • Drama & Theatre
  • Economics & Business
  • Engineering
  • English Language Arts
  • Environmental Science
  • Family & Consumer Science | Home Economics
  • Government
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physics
  • Social Studies
  • Writing

• Teacher-Recommended Readings for Students
• Resources That Apply in Many Subject Areas
• Metric System (System Internationale)

• Links to all resources (alphabetic).

Coming Soon:

• Glossary

Download Interdisciplinary Teaching on Climate & Sustainability [PDF, 1.5MB].

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If you want the free School GHG Calculator, please email teach-climate@sustainlv.org, and include your name, the grade(s) or subject(s) you teach, and the name & location of your school.

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