| Program/Org. |
Student
Age |
Topic Category |
Notes |
| US Government |
USDA Forest Service
Natural Inquirer |
11-14 |
Publication Students, Teacher Guides |
Natural Inquirer-Volume 5, Number 1 USDA Forest Service-Facts to the Future Edition
Where in the World is Carbon Dioxide?
The potential impact of rising levels of CO2 on US forests
Natural Inquirer-Volume 6, Number 1 USDA Forest Service-Urban Forest Edition
I’ve got you covered: The amount of pavement covered by street trees
Balancing act: Urban trees and the carbon cycle
Good to the last drip: How urban trees help to reduce pollution
Don’t be so fuel-ish! How much fuel is saved when cars are parked in the shade? |
|
NASA
NASA Earth Observatory |
14-18+ |
Background, Data&Images |
Carbon Cycle Intro
Photosynthesis and respiration
C in land and sea-Chlorophyll movie
The Human Role
NASA missions to study CO2 and climate
Satellite tracking
Current placement of satellites on the globe |
| NASA Kids |
8-12 |
Activities, Teacher Guides |
Amelia the Piegon |
| 5-10 |
Echo the Bat -electromagnetic spectrum |
| 9-18 |
Looking at Earth from Space
(specific age is activity dependent)
Cycles, Humans influence their environment |
| 11-16 |
Our Mission to Planet Earth |
|
Environmental Protection Agency
Climate Change - At School |
12-18 |
Background, Activities, Teacher Guides |
Climate animations
Climate CHECK- CO2 emissions calculator
Global warming classroom activity kit
Energy Star Program |
| |
|
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Education
Earth System Research Lab
|
10-14 |
Teacher Guides, Activities |
Climate: links to other sites
Global warming science
Earth System Research Lab
Data&Images Global monitoring division - data
Atmospheric CO2 concentration at locations around the world |
|
National Science Foundation
Classroom Resources
National Science Digital Library
|
|
Links to resources |
Links to many other education resources- by science category
Online library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education
blogs
Current news articles by category
Ask a scientist |
|
Global Change Research Program
Information Office
US Carbon Cycle Science
North American Carbon Program
Carbo Europe
Carbo Schools |
|
Science Research, Background |
Access to US and UN documents on global change
All documents are online and in hardcopy (these are free to order)
This is the ESSP of which GLOBE Carbon Cycle is a part
CarboSchools part of CarboEurope: partnership between global change scientists and secondary schools in Europe |
|
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Educators and Students |
|
Links to resources |
Student and educator pages list other web resources |
|
US Geological Survey
Education
earthquakes
|
|
Data&Images |
Maps of all types from many sources
Earthquakes: example of a good student website |
| |
| Scientists |
United Nations Environment Programme
Maps and Graphics |
|
News, Background, Data&Images, Action |
Maps and graphics |
|
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
|
Science Research |
Bases assessment on peer reviewed and published articles
3 different working groups make suggestions for the future based on these assessments |
|
| Kyoto Protocol |
|
Action, Data&Images |
Treaty between a large number of countries which sets CO2 emission targets |
|
Union of Concerned Scientists
Climate Choices
Northeast Climate Impacts
|
|
Science Research, Background, Action |
A project by the Union of Concerned Scientists
Northeast, USA |
|
National Wildlife Federation
|
|
Science Research, News, Action |
USA: global warming and its impact on wildlife |
|
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Project Learn |
12-18 |
|
Background, Teacher Guide Topics Covered (Each has associated background, activities, standards, time, learning objectives, and assessment ideas)
Atmosphere
Climate
The Carbon Cycle
The Greenhouse Effect
Ozone |
|
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Education and Outreach |
10-14 |
Background, Teacher Guide, Activities |
Kids Crossing - "Living in a Greenhouse", Teacher’s Guide: Kids Crossing
Educators's Bridge - Teacher's Guides
activities to go with “Living in the Greenhouse”
Teacher’s Guide: Climate Discovery
Climate Past: Little Ice Age example (9 lessons)
CO2 sinks and Sources: 5 part experiment
The Sun
|
|
Woods Hole Research Center
Carbon |
|
Science Research, Background |
and use, forest sequestration, missing C |
|
EOS-Webster
Climate Change Resources |
|
Science Research, Data&Images, News, Links to Resources, Action |
|
| |
| Education |
| Global Warming Art |
|
Data&Images |
global warming images, graphs, maps |
|
| Digital Library for Earth System Education |
|
Links to resources |
Resources, news and opportunities for the education community searchable by grade level, standards, collection or resource type |
| "Carbo" The Carbon Atom |
11-18 |
Activities |
Follow a carbon atom through the carbon cycle |
| Teacher's Domain |
All Ages |
Background, Teacher Guides, Videos |
Multimedia from NOVA and other public tv series
Background info, discussion questions, related standards |
| |
11-18 |
|
2 global warming/climate change specific lesson plans included |
| Marine Carbon Cycle |
12-18 |
Teacher Guides |
Marine C cycle background
Algae photosynthesis experiment |
| Trees-Carbon Storage |
16-18 |
Background, Teacher Guides |
Specific, well laid out instructions for calculating CO2 storage by trees
Requires some knowledge of chemistry (element mass, unit conversion), and math (log10, means) |
|
| Earth Exploration Toolbook |
|
Teacher Guides |
Several chapters would be in support of GLOBE carbon cycle activities |
| |
16-18 |
|
Chapter 4: Annotating Change in Satellite Images |
| |
16-18 |
|
Chapter 6: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change |
| |
12-16 |
|
Chapter 13: Visualizing Carbon Pathways |
| |
12-18 |
|
Chapter 15: Using GLOBE Data to Investigate the Earth System
Chapters all include:
Teacher notes
National science standards
Case Study example
Steps and required tools for lesson |
|
| Project WEB |
|
Publication-teachers, Background |
Joint newsletter of New Hampshire Project WET, Project WILD and Project Learning Tree
Individual issues have different themes (some are relevant)
Spring 2000-Exploring Phenology
Winter 2006-Climate Change
Spring 2006-Natures Classroom
Fall 2006-Renewable Resources
Winter 2007-Nonrenewable Resources |
| |
| News (Primary Sources / Peer Review Journals) |
| Scientific American |
|
Publication-public, Science Research |
Click “global warming” under most searched key words in the top right.
Many of the listed articles can be found for free on the internet if their titles and authors are typed into google.
Other key words can also be searched (carbon cycle, climate change) |
|
| Science Magazine |
|
Publication-public, Science Research |
Most specific search: carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems |
|
| Nature International |
|
Publication-public, Science Research |
Weekly journal of science
Current issue and articles are available in full text |
| |
| News (Secondary Sources / General News) |
All of the major news organizations have popular articles that cite scientists and science journal articles. These also typically provide links to other known sites about related topics.This is a small list of sites for English speakers. |
|
| National Public Radio |
|
News |
|
| Climate Connections |
|
Background |
A joint series between NPR and National Geographic: focused on climate change around the world |
| It's All About Carbon |
10-18 |
Background, Video |
A cartoon series developed as part of Climate Connections (produced by NPR and Public Broadcasting System) |
|
| British Broadcasting System |
All Ages |
News |
|
| Schools |
|
Background, Teacher Guide |
The popular BBC news site has developed a series of websites geared toward students from K-12 with
activities, blogs, forums, help with study questions.
Teacher link and guides |
| Climate Change |
|
Background |
News stories on climate change |
|
| CNN |
|
News |
|
|
| MSNBC |
|
News |
|
|
| The Australian |
|
News |
|
|
| Earth Wire |
|
News |
Run by UNEP/GRID.
Compilation of current and recent news stories, from around the world, concerning: climate change, global warming, energy, carbon dioxide, etc. |
|
National Geographic
Search: carbon cycle |
14-18 |
News, Background |
CO2 in the atmosphere-anthropogenic causes
Photosynthesis and respiration
Eddy flux towers
Field measurements to validate tower measurements
Missing carbon-tree growth in the Eastern US, fire suppression in Western US, additional growth in Europe, Siberia, warming contributes to increased growth in the arctic
How long can forest CO2 uptake last?
Permafrost CO2 release
FACE studies mentioned
Carbon dissolves in ocean waters |
|
| Discover Magazine |
|
News, Background |
Geologic sequestration in the North Sea |
| |
| Action |
| Global Climate Campaign |
|
Action |
International |
|
| Live Earth |
|
Action |
International: Concerts for a climate in crisis |
|
| Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting |
|
Background, Data&Images, Action |
Australia: Discontinued operation, but provides many good products and datasets |
|
| Stop Global Warming |
|
Action, News |
USA: Join the march
Tips on reducing your CO2 release
News articles about global warming from around the world |
|
Climate Crisis
An Inconvenient Truth |
14-18 |
Teacher Guides, Video, Action |
Climate Change film on DVD (90min)
Educator’s guide- 3 lesson plans centered on topics covered in the film
180min of classroom time
450min of classroom time
Semester lesson |
| |
|
| Target Global Warming |
|
Action |
USA: Survey results from anglers and hunters around the country
Do you see changes in the forests and streams where you recreate? |
|
| Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative |
|
Action |
Northeast&Mid-Atlantic, USA: efforts to reduce GHG through a cap and trade system |
|
| Carbon Coalition |
|
Action |
New Hampshire, USA: climate change initiative |
|
| 10% Challenge |
|
Action |
Vermont, USA: alliance for climate action, reducing your ghg emissions by 10% |
|
| New Hampshire Carbon Challenge |
|
Action |
New Hampshire, USA: reduce your ghg emissions, take the challenge |
|
| Carbon Solutions New England |
|
Action |
Northeast, USA: collaboration of public and private stakeholders looking at possible solutions for cleaner energy future |
