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]
Climate Change, Climate Justice. Trócaire, Republic of Ireland (Overseas Development Agency of the Catholic Church of Ireland). A variety of resources.
[Include useful resources, but please note that they are produced by a church-related organization, and may contain a few religious references.]
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]
Energy Flows diagram 2021. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2016. Sankey chart showing sources, energy flows & processes, and destinations/uses.[flowcharts.llnl.gov/]
Global Sea Level Rise Map. Geology.com website – lets you see sea level rise of various amounts [geology.com/sea-level-rise]
Global Warming. Teaching & Learning Center website. Resources on biodiversity, desertification, deforestation, environmental science, energy, el Niño, food, meteorology & weather, polar regions,
[www.k12tlc.net/content/globewrm.htm]
Global Warming Science. Union of Concerned Scientists website [www.ucsusa.org/our-work/global-warming/science-and-impacts/global-warming-science]
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]
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]
Plastic-Free Back To School Guide from BeyondPlastics, which also provides a variety of other resources reducing the terrible climate, heal, and environmental impacts of plastic. [a project from Bennington College] [https://www.beyondplastics.org/plasticfree-back-to-school-guide]
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]
Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Education. Washington State Department of Education, 2014. 30+ activity descriptions from K-12 teachers. [www.k12.wa.us/EnvironmentSustainability/Curriculum/Examples.aspx]
STEM to STEAM. Rhode Island School of Design website [www.stemtosteam.org]
Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Education. Washington State Department of Education, 2014. 30+ activity descriptions from K-12 teachers.
[www.k12.wa.us/EnvironmentSustainability/Curriculum/Examples.aspx]
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
UNFCCC newsroom. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [newsroom.unfccc.int]
Why Use the Arts for Sustainability? – EcoArts Australis
[www.ecoartsaustralis.org.au/ecoarts-australis/why-use-the-arts-for-environmental-sustainability]