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Grades 6 to 12

This site provides an interactive test for individual carbon dioxide emission, along with providing helpful hints for reducing those amounts. The site is actually geared to raise money for research projects geared toward controlling climate change, but the carbon counter itself is an interesting tool for demonstrating exactly how much CO2 pollution students can give off without realizing it.
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Climate Change Water Cycle - EPA

Grades 3 to 8

This user-friendly site provides a detailed explanation of the water cycle and the impact of climate change on it. Students will be able to visualize the cycle by using the pictures and diagrams in conjunction with the reading. Students can follow up with the quiz/review at the end of the reading. Print is small and attention to detail is a necessity while reading this site.
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In the Classroom:
Share the site on an interactive whiteboard as a whole-class lesson (have students play the parts of the two people talking)or assign students to navigate the site with a partner, then take the quiz at the end and share their score with you.

Dimming the Sun - NOVA/WGBH

Grades 6 to 12

NOVA provides a wide array of information on global dimming, a crisis due to the masking effect of pollution on the true impact of global warming. See interactive timelines of global change, some creative pollution solutions, and more. There is a complete teacher's guide, including hands-on classroom activities and extensive related links. This site is a companion to the PBS television broadcast.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site as a starting point for your discussion of global warming and environmental issues or as a research source for student projects. The interactive timeline would display well on a projector or interactive whiteboard to give students the "big picture" they so rarely have on their own.

Drought In Africa - BBC

Grades 4 to 10

This site (created by BBC) includes a wealth of information on the drought in Africa and the continent of Africa. There are videos, music clips from each country, demographic information, authentic pictures and diary entries, interactive maps and numerous articles on specific topics relating to Africa. Some of the interactive learning requires FLASH. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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In the Classroom:
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to take your students on an African visit. The main topic of this website is the drought in Africa, however there is a great deal of information on many African subjects. Include this on your teacher web page as one of several links on different continents as you study world geography, cultures, or climate change.

Environment - Manatee School District

Grades 1 to 3

This site explores the environment: the establishment and meaning behind Earth Day, recycling, trash, air pollution, water pollution, and habitat destruction. Each topic includes several hyperlinked texts that take you to pictures, diagrams, or more information. There are also buttons on each page that say "read." This feature reads the information to the student. The site also includes interactives, online quizzes, and lots of other Earth friendly information. Each topic includes 10+ links to pictures, diagrams, and definitions. Of those many links, two were not working properly at the time of this review. However, nearly all links are working at this "hot topic" website. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector around Earth Day. Since each topic has links, read aloud features, and online quizzes, why not focus on one topic per week (or month) during your science class. Have students brainstorm ways that they can help to protect our environment. Have students work with a partner to explore various sections of this site (don't forget the headsets).

Global Warming Signs and Sources - Discovery Channel

Grades 5 to 12

Use this interactive resource to identify signs of global warming and its causes. Use the categories of "Signs," "Sources," and "Carbon Cycle" to view topics to understand how these point to climate change. Each topic brings up an interactive globe with headlines that can be clicked. Information, graphics, and graphs are presented in headline pop-ups. Click "Global Warming" on the blue bar above the map to move to Global Warming: What you need to know by Tom Brokaw. View supporting slideshows and additional information to understand climate change.

Be aware this site does have some minor advertising (some in the form of pop-ups). This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Use this resource for practical and easy to understand information in order to begin a dialogue in the classroom. Students should naturally have questions about what they read which will lead to additional inquiry and research. Students can research and present information to the class either in person or with multimedia projects that can be shared.

My abodo - My abodo

Grades 2 to 9

Use this free tool to create a simulated house, change what you own, and find out how it affects climate change. Click on items on the house and view options that can be made. See the water and energy used as well as the waste created for your choices. A "did you know..." box displays relevant information. This site requires Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Students can take a screen shot picture of the house they create (print screen for pc and apple/shift/4 keys for mac) and paste it into a document or PowerPoint slide to discuss its features. Have older students research the cost of traditional materials for houses in comparison with green technologies. Discussing advantages, disadvantages and cost are important for better understanding. Have younger students talk with their parent about green options they may have considered or adopted at home.

NOVA: Science Now - Stronger Hurricanes - PBS

Grades 5 to 12

This site explores the connection between global warming and intense hurricanes. There are two FLASH video clips (4-6 minutes each): "Hotter Oceans, Fiercer Storms" and "Hurricane Katrina." Get FLASH from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.. There is also an audio slideshow that examines the connection between the rising temperatures of the sea and more powerful storms. PBS provides some of the original broadcast video clips, as well, in multiple file formats.
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In the Classroom:
What an excellent website to use if your class is studying climate, weather, or Hurricane Katrina. Use an interactive whiteboard (or projector) to share the video clips with your class. Don't forget to turn up the volume. After viewing the video clips, have your students write a letter or blog entry explaining their fictitious “experience” with a hurricane, using three facts that they learned from the video clip. Or turn down the sound and have students write and perform a news-story style narration of their own for a video clip from the site.

Saving electricity - Michael Bluejay

Grades 7 to 12

Learn the basics of electricity: the meaning of kilowatt hour, reading bills, and identifying how different appliances use electricity. Students can browse a wealth of resources written in easy-to-understand terms on energy saving devices, carbon footprints, and alternate forms of energy.
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In the Classroom:
Students can work in groups to research various issues regarding electricity use. Students can create powerpoints, multimedia presentations, or wiki pages to demonstrate what they have learned. Have your students present to members of the class and follow up with a town hall debate concerning household, local, and other decisions concerning electricity use and production.

Have students learn to read their electricity bill and create an action plan to save electricity. Have students journal or blog the changes that were made and the savings in money and pollution. Identify energy wasters at school and formulate a plan to save money and resources. an to save money and resources.

Tread Lightly - Taking It Global

Grades 0 to 12

Use Tread Lightly to calculate your ecological footprint, join the forty day challenge (set to run from the end of October through December, each year) to adopt green habits, and view curriculum. There is a short introductory video clip that introduces the 40-Day challenge and the entire website. Click on the “40-Day Challenge” link to learn more. Click on "Get Involved" to download the Educator Toolkit, set up a virtual classroom on TIGed, and collaborate with others. Occasional art contests add to the multidisciplinary look at your environmental foot print.
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In the Classroom:
Use this site for each student to identify his/her ecological footprint. Students can find areas of improvement and generate a class list of ways to help the environment. Students can create pledges for themselves and their family as well as create a campaign to raise awareness. Assign the creation of a public service announcement to educate others. Have students create informational commercials and share them using a tool such as SchoolTube reviewed here. Have other groups create podcasts to share using PodOmatic (reviewed here). Join the TIGed community to collaborate with other schools around the world or identify the concerns of other students around the world.

Virtual Courseware: Global Warming - Virtual courseware for Earth and Environmental sciences

Grades 9 to 12

This site is an interactive resource designed to explore the concepts of global warming and the impact on the temperatures of the Earth. Choose "Demonstrations" to explore background information. Demonstrations include "Energy Budget" and "Future Climate." Students use the demonstrations to create data. Run the "Energy Budget Model" to follow directions in the Assignment tab, View Background information, and write in the Journal. Tutorials are available as well as other functions such as printing. Instructors can register for free on the site to view student assessments at the end of the activity. Click "Instructions" to walk through the registration and use. This site requires Java and Flash. Click the "System Requirements" button to test these programs on your computer before proceeding. If you need Java or Flash, you can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Share this site on individual computers or as a whole class on projector/whiteboard as you discuss global climate change and the data analysis that goes along with it. Use the simulation to determine how present day temperatures are shown with the global warming model. Most students do not trust that a model predicts accurate temperatures. Showing it with current trends and past data allow students a chance to determine whether a fictitious set of data can provide valid results.

Zero Footprint Carbon Calculator - Zero Footprint.net

Grades 9 to 12

This tool allows you to calculate your contribution to greenhouse gasses by answering questions about lifestyle and behavior. A kids' version is also available. The calculator is intended for adults but is quite applicable to teenagers, especially those who drive a car. This site also includes ways to "offset" carbon emissions through tree planting, etc. Some of the information is part of initiatives for which the organization solicits funds, but the research and data are informative and sobering.

This resource was featured in a recent New Teacher Hotline Podcast as one of the Tech Toolbox resources. Hear more about it on the podcast .
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In the Classroom:
Share this and the kids' calculator on your teacher web site and ask students to come up with a plan to decrease their carbon emissions as part of your unit on environmental issues. This could be a "real world" connection in geography study of natural resources or a science class on climate change.

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