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Web Resources for Teachers and Students
Animal Planet – “The Animals Save the Planet” YouTube videos
Energy saving polar animals example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kocZ-j-o3I&feature=channel
Black Balloons Energy Saving Campaign – YouTube video
General energy use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eg_SEAnE-M&feature=player_embedded
Lighting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXLGRfc8Z9M&feature=channel
Bridges to Understanding
Climate Change Project - Curriculum
http://www.bridgesweb.org/projects/projects_climate.html
Cool School Challenge
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org/resources.aspx
Materials aimed to motivate students, teachers, and school districts to reduce carbon
dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions school-wide.
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Basic Information
Frequent Questions
Science
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Health and Environmental Effects
U.S. Climate Policy
What You Can Do
At Home
On the Road
At the Office
At School
Glossary
EPA – Clean School Bus – Idle Reduction
http://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/antiidling.htm
EPA – Climate Change Kids Site
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
EPA – Create a Climate for Action (for “teens”)
http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction/
Join with other teens to green your energy scene. Get smart on how you can help and
calculate your impact. Become a Climate Ambassador by motivating your friends, school,
and community to address climate change and children's health.
Facing the Future
http://www.facingthefuture.org/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Kwigillingok Alaska High School Students – YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4qPa2xIU4o
In "First Person Singular," three high school students from Kwigillingok, Alaska,
share their personal stories of how climate change is affecting their village--and
their lives.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/climate/
NASA
Global Climate Change Resources for Educators
http://gcce.larc.nasa.gov/?page_id=19
Global Climate Change - Climate ―Kids‖
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
National Environmental Education Foundation
http://www.eeweek.org/resources/climate_curricula.htm
Links to climate change curricula for K-12 classrooms
National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-environment/way-forwardclimate.html
A variety of short films (3+ minutes):
Global Climate Change: Including: ―A Way Forward: Facing Climate Change‖,
―Antarctica Ice‖, ―Glacier Melt‖, ―Greenhouse Gases‖ and ―Global Warming 101‖
Threats to Animals: Including ―State of Polar Bears‖
National Parks Service – Department of the Interior (brochure PDF)
http://www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/upload/sb-climate.pdf
Climate Change in National Parks
National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/climate/video/krulwich.html
Play videos from Robert Krulwich's five-part cartoon series,
―Global Warming: It's All About Carbon‖
More Climate Connections Videos, from Public Television's Wild Chronicles.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://nsidc.org/
Monthly ice sheet and 1979-2000 median comparisons
National Wildlife Federation
http://www.climateclassroomkids.org/popup_slideshow.html
PowerPoint presentation for 5th-12th grade students – includes presenter guide.
http://www.climateclassroom.org/teens/
Climate Classroom Lesson Plans for Teens – ―What’s Up with Global Warming‖
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/
Climate Change and Global Warming
What's New
The Impacts of Climate Change
Climate Change and Biodiversity:
Carbon Footprint Calculator
Offset Your Emissions
Climate-Saving Tips
Get the Facts
Take a Quiz
What We Do:
Stop Deforestation
Adapt to Impacts
Support Policy
Natural Resources Defense Council
―Acid Test: The Global Problem of Ocean Acidification‖
An inspiring and thought provoking video about the effects of carbon dioxide on ocean life.
http://www.aquariumsandclimate.com/NRDC-Acid-test-ocean-acidification-documentary
NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
Arctic Theme Page – ―What has been happening to polar bears in recent decades?‖
http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_schliebe.html
North American Association for Environmental Education
http://eelink.net/pages/EE+Activities+-+Air+and+Climate
Environmental Activities – Air and Climate
Pacific Institute
Bottled Water and Energy
http://www.pacinst.org/topics/water_and_sustainability/bottled_water/bottled_water_and_energy.html
Polar Bears International (PBI)
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/
Project Polar Bear (PBI)
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/programs/project-polar-bear
From goat-mowing patrols to no idle zones—Project Polar Bear is a way for small groups of young people
to make a big difference! Our contest challenges teens to create community projects that reduce carbon
emissions. Grand Prize teens win a trip to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada to see wild polar bears.
Polar Palooza – Educator’s Corner
http://passporttoknowledge.com/polar-palooza/pp09.php
POLAR-PALOOZA is a multimedia initiative - supported by both NSF and NASA involving researchers, Alaskan natives, in-person presentations at science centers
and natural history museums, video and audio podcasts, and more.
Polar Research Group - The Cryosphere Today
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/
Side-by-side comparison maps and graphs that show the gradual decline of Arctic ice
Polar Science Center – University of Washington
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/
Polar Science Center researchers observe and model the physical processes that
control the nature and distribution of sea ice and polar ice sheets, the structure and
movement of high-latitude oceans, and the interactions between air, sea, ice and biota.
The Center has made major contributions to the understanding of how the arctic system
has undergone important changes during the past four decades.
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Polar Science Weekend at the Pacific Science Center - March 3 -6 , 2011
http://psc.apl.washington.edu/psw/
This annual event is a great opportunity for students to meet and speak with Polar Science Center
scientists (from the UW) who have been trained to interpret their research to the public including
students and families.
PBS
Global Warming lesson plan – Grades 9-12
http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/globalwarming.html
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
No Idling Campaign (At School!)
http://www.pscleanair.org/actions/vehicles/schools.aspx
Sea World – Polar Bears Infobook
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/index.htm
Union of Concerned Scientists - Citizens and Scientists for Environmental Solutions
Links to sites that address global warming science including predictions and solutions.
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/science/
Will Steger Foundation
http://www.willstegerfoundation.org/index.php/programs/k-12-education-program
Will Steger Foundation’s K-12 interdisciplinary climate change education program
includes lesson plans that are experiential in nature, tied to national standards, and
available free for download. The curricula and online adventure learning program is
proud to have the support of the National Education Association.
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/climate.html
Includes: ―What is Climate?‖, ―Climate Change in Polar Regions‖,
―Are Polar Bears on Thin Ice?‖ and professional development
opportunities for teachers.
WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
http://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfap/polarbears/risk/climate.html
Polar Bear natural history information;
PDF brochure – Vanishing Kingdom: The Melting Realm of the Polar Bear
Zero Footprint Kids Calculator
http://www.zerofootprintkids.com/kids_home.aspx