Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (Formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change). A highly-rated center for reliable information, policy proposals, and action plans. [www.c2es.org]
Children of the Earth United website. Ideas, writing, and lessons by students (Amazing Animals, Awesome Activities, Creative Kids, Earth Issues, Eco-Careers, Great Books, Green Homes, Native Wisdom, Nature Programs, Powerful Plants, Recycling, We Give Thanks) [www.childrenoftheearth.org]
Climate Accountability Scorecard. Union of Concerned Scientists, 2016. Climate deception, disclosure, and action by major fossil-fuel companies.
[www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/fight-misinformation/climate-accountability-scorecard-ranking-major-fossil-fuel-companies]
Climate Change and Your Community. Two short video clips from PBS.
[www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/climate-change-and-your-community]
The following include useful resources, but please note that they are produced by a church-related organization, and there are one or two references to God and Jesus in their Curriculum Links on page 2.
Climate Change, Climate Justice – Education Resource Pack (Primary). and Climate Change, Climate Justice – Education Resource Pack (Secondary). Trócaire, Republic of Ireland (Overseas Development Agency of the Catholic Church of Ireland). Impact of climate change on communities around the world; uses active teaching methodologies to critically examine the reasons why climate change is a global justice issue. [www.trocaire.org/getinvolved/education/resources/education-resource-pack-primary-schools] – [www.trocaire.org/sites/trocaire/files/education/lent2015/post-primary-resource-trocaire.pdf]
Climate Change Education. Stanford University School of Earth, Energy, & Environmental Sciences website. Curriculum for middle school and high school.
[pangea.stanford.edu/programs/outreach/climatechange/curriculum]
Climate Change Information Kit [PDF]. UNFCCC, UNEP, Very comprehensive resource –some information needs to be updated but still very useful. [unfccc.int/resource/iuckit/cckit2001en.pdf]
Climate Hot Map website. Union of Concerned Scientists. Explore the signs of global warming on this map or Google Earth. The evidence of climate change includes heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding, melting glaciers, earlier spring arrival, coral reef bleaching, and the spread of disease. [climatehotmap.org]
Confronting Climate Change in California [PDF]. Union of Concerned Scientists, 2005. [www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/global_warming/ca_curriculum_guide_final.pdf]
Economics, Steady State [PDF], by Mark W. Anderson, University of Maine. Berkshire Publishing Group, 2012. [umaine.edu/soe/files/2009/06/Economics-Steady-State.pdf]
Effects of Global Warming. National Geographic website.
[environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-effects]
Emission Factors for GHG Inventories [PDF], Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]. (Note: this sheet is included with the School GHG Calculator.)
[www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/emission-factors_nov_2015.pdf]
Energy Flows diagram 2015. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2016. Sankey chart showing sources, energy flows & processes, and destinations/uses.[flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/2015_United-States_Energy.pdf]
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math, by Bill McKibben. Rolling Stone, July 2012. [www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719]
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise [PDF]. NASA, 1999. (Curriculum document, good source for calculation methods, but volume of ice sheets may not be up to date.) [pumas.nasa.gov/files/02_10_97_1.pdf]
Manifest Destiny mural. Smithsonian American Art Museum website. [americanart.si.edu/images/2011/2011.36A-D_1a.jpg] Manifest Destiny – more info. Brooklyn Museum website. [www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/alexis_rockman]
(The painting is also on display at the Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA.)
MassArt Sustainability – Massachusetts College of Art & Design website. [sustainability.massart.edu]
Moravian College at the UNFCCC. Blog. Bethlehem-based Moravian College is one of the few colleges accredited to attend the annual COP; most activity occurs at the annual COP. [moraviancollegeatunfccc.blogspot.com]
The Mystery of the Three Scary Numbers [PDF], by Bill Bigelow – excerpt from A People’s Curriculum for the Earth. Rethinking Schools, 2014. [www.rethinkingschools.org/static/publication/apce/Mystery-of-Three-Scary-Numbers.pdf]
Next Generation Sustainability, by Maura Adams. Independent School. NAIS, 2013.
[www.nais.org/Magazines-Newsletters/ISMagazine/Pages/Next-Generation-Sustainability.aspx}
Ocean Acidification. Smithsonian Institution, Ocean Portal website. Includes information on causes, impacts, and chemistry of the acidification process. [ocean.si.edu/ocean-acidification]
On the Arts and Sustainability. Ian David Moss, CreateEquity blog, 2009.
[createquity.com/2009/06/on-arts-and-sustainability]
PBS Learning Media. Thousands of short clips sorted by grade level and subject, standards-aligned. [www.pbslearningmedia.org/about/products/teachers]
A People’s Curriculum for the Earth, Bill Bigelow & Tim Swinehart, editors. Rethinking Schools, 2014. [www.rethinkingschools.org/proddetails.asp?ID=9780942961577]
Planetary boundaries (great visual, TED talk) Stockholm Resilience Center.
[www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html]
Rethinking Schools – quarterly magazine committed to a strong public education system and social justice – features teachers describing real classroom experiences, including teaching on climate, environmental health, and climate justice. [www.rethinkingschools.org]
Sea Level Rise. National Geographic website. [ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-sea-level-rise]
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] website – lets you set moderate sea level rise. [coast.noaa.gov/slr]
A Short History of Energy. Union of Concerned Scientists.
[www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/a-short-history-of-energy.html]
Social Cost of Carbon Pollution website explores costs that producers avoid, leaving them to the rest of us to absorb [costofcarbon.org]
State of the Climate. National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration [NOAA].Monthly reports with global, national, and regional updates on atmospheric conditions, temperatures, ice and snow, and severe weather. [www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc]
Sustainable Scotland. Learning for Sustainability Scotland website, University of Edinburgh. Developing ideas and programs to promote engagement and learning about sustainability for all ages. [learningforsustainabilityscotland.org]
TeachEngineering website – large, searchable database of curriculum resources include lessons and activities for grades K–12 [www.teachengineering.org]
Three Scary Numbers[3-min. video]. Bill McKibben.
[www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtGg-Lvxso]
350.org – a grassroots organization on climate change
Why Use the Arts for Sustainability? – EcoArts Australis
[www.ecoartsaustralis.org.au/ecoarts-australis/why-use-the-arts-for-environmental-sustainability]
