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| 350.org - 350.org |
Grades 5
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Join the movement to urge citizens and lawmakers to take steps to reduce global CO2 levels to the number 350. Click on the "About" tab to learn the science, hear about the actions, and view media. Participate in activities such as "Days of Action." Register and sign up for email and text messages. Tip: rather than using your personal or work email, create a free Gmail account to use for memberships. If you plan to have students register individually, you may want to create your own Gmail account with up to 20 subaccounts for each group of students (by code name or number) within your classes. Here is a blog post that tells how to set up GMail subaccounts to use for any online membership service. Learn from people around the world about how they are spreading the word about climate change.
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View resources from around the world to look at the organized events conducted. Use these ideas to create a local event or identify the ways others have created communities around global climate action. Use information on the site to create Public Service Announcements, newsletters, or blog posts. Invite students to research sites on both sides of the issue, analyze them, and check information for accuracy. Create a blogging challenge or pledge for students to follow for forty days as a way to create change one family at a time. How about creating a 40 day class wiki about 350 and other global climate action? Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries – check out the Teacher’s First Wiki Walk-Through reviewed here. |
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| Breathing Earth - David Bleja |
Grades 3
to 12
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SEE the relative contributions to carbon dioxide emissions country by country. Students roll the mouse over countries on a flattened world map to see what the carbon dioxide emission of each. The featured country's pertinent facts pop up, including emissions, populations, and birth/death rates. Countries are color-coded to indicate rates of carbon dioxide emissions. The pop-ups of births and deaths are fascinating (they occur in real-time). The bottom of the site includes a detailed legend; be sure to check it out. Note that spelling is Australian ("tonnes" vs "tons"). You can turn off the audio at the lower left. This site requires Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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This site has countless uses in the classroom of various grade levels. Share this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard. With younger classes, use this map to teach about map legends. Use this when studying ecosystems, environmental issues, economics, current events, world birth and death rates, pollution problems, and conservation. Leave the site open for a few hours for students to see the changes. This site is an excellent resource for research projects on countries throughout the world. |
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| Climate Change Water Cycle - EPA |
Grades 3
to 8
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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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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. |
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| Climate Chaos - BBC |
Grades 4
to 10
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One word describes this all-encompassing website: amazing! If you are teaching students about global warming, climates, types of energy, recycling or any other "green" topic - you must visit this website. At the website you will find interactive activities and games, guides and information about numerous topics, quizzes, votes, and chats! This site is frequently updated. Some of the activities require FLASH. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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In the Classroom:
Share this one on an interactive whiteboard or projector to help your students to understand the effects of global warming. Include the link on your teacher web page as you study weather, climate, and environmental concerns. This site would also make a great "scavenger hunt" for students to learn the basics about global warming. Ask each to write some questions for the hunt, then have the whole class try it! Have cooperative learning groups explore various facets of this site and create a multi-media presentation. |
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| Cogito - Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth |
Grades 7
to 12
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This powerful site will challenge your brightest students and get everyone thinking. Designed to spark interest of young scientists and thinkers in real world issues, this site is run by Johns Hopkins' famous program for gifted youth. Find feature articles on current research, Nobel laureates, and hot topics such as global warming. Explore the links for MANY outstanding sites not specifically for "education" as much as for real-world investigation and learning.
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Teachers with high level, AP, or gifted students will want to explore this site during the summer months for inspiration and resources to use throughout the year. If your gifted program requires individual projects, send your students here to find ideas and to get energized! Even "regular" teachers, especially in the sciences, will want to share some of the current research topics and interviews that fit their curriculum. If you are looking for ways students and environmental clubs can get involved, check out the "Get Involved" section in the Sites and Tools menu.
One simple way to use the Interviews in a regular science classroom would be to have students research and act out an interview with a "mock" scientist, explaining what he/she does in order to expose students to the many fields included in the sciences. |
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| EducaPoles - International Polar Foundation |
Grades 3
to 8
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EducaPoles' goals are to educate children and young adults about the science of the polar regions by offering fabulous interactive explanations of the science involved with climate change, teacher "dossiers" about hot polar topics, frequently updated news, publicity about upcoming polar events, etc. The offerings in the "Fun Zone" are actually quite instructional, but in kid-friendly format, such as an interactive comic book, animations, videos, and "games" which are actually quizzes. Subjects covered on this site include many hot environmental concerns such as the melting of the polar ice caps, endangered animals, wind power, climate change, renewable energy, polar bears and penguins, etc. ALL interactives and videos require Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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Teachers can use the provided "dossiers" for lesson planning. The interactive explanations and animations are ideal for interactive whiteboard, projector, or partner explorations at classroom computer clusters or on laptops. Partner better readers with weaker ones in the elementary grades if students are working on their own, and turn up the sound for some great sound effects and audio. Teachers may also submit requests for more information about topics they don't see covered here. Videos appear to "stream" with a few bumps in the audio, so preview to be sure you can hear well enough! The audio text shows in screen so you can always follow along. |
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| Environment - Manatee School District |
Grades 1
to 3
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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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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). |
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| Experiments: Patterns of Change - NASA Earth Observatory: Ereni Gleason and Kelly An |
Grades 6
to 12
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Visualize patterns of change in Earth's atmosphere and environment using these activities from NASA and actual earth images to bring the concepts to life. Each activity is spelled out in the teacher information so you can use visual data to demonstrate the concepts. There are complete questions to ask and animations for each activity. Each one is a comparison over time to illustrate change. Your students will actually get practice OBSERVING. Allow time to download the animations. Requires Quicktime! Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Tis is an ideal activity to do on an interactive whiteboard with students operating the controls and highlighting areas of change with the whiteboard's drawing tools. |
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| Eyewitness to History - Union of Concerned Scientists |
Grades 9
to 12
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Add this eye-opening, interactive map to a lesson on environmental science, or weather and climate. Local and regional consequences of global climate change are illustrated through factual reports of climactic events that are divided into two groups: fingerprints (those indicating trends toward global warming) and harbingers (those directly foreshadowing climate changes). The site also includes downloadable curriculum materials for high school teachers.
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Take advantage of the free lesson plans and activities offered on this site! This site would also be interesting as a prompt for a class debate on the political impacts of global warming and what or if the government should do anything about it. Separate students into groups, assigning a pro and con side to the debate. Provide students with resources, this being one of them to help them tailor the arguments before they begin. What's great about this site is that it has a lot of basic definitions and current examples that would allow students to really grasp the concept and their arguments. Civics and Geography teachers will find this useful. |
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| Global Climate Change - Exploratorium |
Grades 6
to 12
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The Exploratorium’s climate change site is a data analysis goldmine. There are dozens of examples of how the earth’s climate has or has not shifted over the past 100 years, and most of these have detailed graphs illustrating the data. Middle and high school teachers will find this one a great tool for illustrating both the science and the math behind the efforts to monitor the earth’s climate.
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| Icebergs - Texas A & M University |
Grades 5
to 8
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Page through this tutorial for an up-close and personal introduction to icebergs. Beautiful images and informative text combine to address iceberg formations, classifications, life cycles, and appearance. Vocabulary words within the text are hyperlinked to a glossary - a great feature for less advanced readers. After finishing the tutorial, take the interactive quiz.
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| Just For Kids - Solar Energy - The North Alabama Science Center |
Grades 3
to 8
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This website provides an excellent explanation of the power of solar energy (see the link for More information). There is also a link to click that provides "real-time" information about solar radiation, wind speed, air temperature, instantaneous power, and energy since midnight at an actual solar station. Visit the Just for Kids link to find additional online activities (such as "Build a Roller Coaster") and several useful links for more information. Some of the activities require FLASH. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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Use this "kid-friendly" website to teach your students about the power of the Sun or as part of a class discussion on Global Warming or alternative energy. Challenge your students to investigate the current weather at the actual solar panel site (can you determine where it is?)and predict what the solar panels will do for the next 24 hours. Ask them to think of other ways and places where solar energy could be used. |
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| NOVA: Science Now - Stronger Hurricanes - PBS |
Grades 5
to 12
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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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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. |
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| Planet Green Game - Starbucks |
Grades 6
to 12
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How much do you know about energy and conservation? Use this free game to learn basic information. Students enter a name, choose a character, and a mode of transportation. Previous plays may generate a code that allows upgrades to hybrids. Move your character by using the arrows on your computer or by clicking on the map or destinations pictured along the bottom. Once you arrive, click on each destination to receive quiz questions and add green features to the building. Features added are shown after the quiz is completed. End the game whenever you need to, however the maximum points cannot be earned. Download a badge after completion of the game. Music plays throughout the game and can be turned off at any point in the game. Clicking on "Learning more about climate change" provides some great resources and ideas for classes or students to follow. This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Have students use the game to check on prior knowledge about climate change and conservation and energy issues. Have students compile a list of surprising facts and information learned throughout the game. Students can create a plan to increase the awareness of those in their school or community. Have groups of students create an action plan that includes a problem, data, and suggested solutions to the problem. Students can research green initiatives of other businesses, schools, and communities. |
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| SUVs and Global Warming - Sierra Club |
Grades 6
to 12
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The Sierra Club hosts this site with information and statistics on the impact of SUV's on global warming. Various sections include clean energy solutions, clean car solutions, what you can do, and more. While the Sierra Club has its own agenda, the site provides valuable information for classroom dialog and research. The fact sheets available from the left-hand navigation area provide much information.
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Use this site as a source of information for a web treasure hunt in class or research projects on environmental issues. Hold a class debate or ask students to prepare an argument to present to a mock Congressional hearing on what U.S. policy should be regarding SUVs. By providing the link from your teacher web page, students will be able to access the site in class or outside to work on their projects. |
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| The Cryosphere Today - University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana |
Grades 6
to 12
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If you teach about weather, climate, or the Earth, this site has wonderful images to make the concepts real. See current and archived images of the polar ice in the northern hemisphere and follow the data tracking on the changes over many years. There are also graphs of the data and time-lapse video clips of the changes over six year periods. (See the small text links near the top---easy to miss). The videos require Quicktime. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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These images are ideal for a projector or interactive whiteboard, once you orient students to the views looking down at the pole. The easiest way to figure out which land mass is which is to look for the Aleutian Islands trailing off from Alaska. Note that the videos take a few moments to download, even on a quick connection, and you have no sign that something is happening. Be patient: wait at least 15 seconds for each to open up. Then watch the seasons (and ice) come and go over a multi-year span in each video. |
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| The Greens - |
Grades 3
to 8
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Meet the Green cousins, Dex and Izz, who are on a mission to make the world a little greener. Watch videos of Dex and Izz attempting to educate a whole cast of characters, including Dex's mom, Izz's dad, Granny, her cat, and the crazy neighbor lady, on how to become a little more earth friendly. These characters keep Izz and Dex on their toes throughout each comically, animated episode. Each episode has corresponding links that are filled with educational information about recycling, reusing and reducing. There is also a simple Blog (written by Izz and Dex). This site requires Flash. You can get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page.
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Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. This site is a perfect addition to Earth Day activities! Incorporate literacy skills into the site by having students read the silly blogs of each character. Extend into a writing assignment by having students create their own personal Green characters and write their own blogs for each episode. |
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| The Inconvenient Truth: Take Action - Inconvenient Truth |
Grades 6
to 12
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Take action against global warming and depletion of the ozone layer. Start by using this site's CO2 calculator to estimate your personal impact on the environment and check out the things you can do in your home and travels to improve your behavior.
Note: this site is the companion to the documentary An Inconvenient Truth and gets a large amount of traffic, making it very slow to operate at peak times. You may want to use it as a whole-class activity or at-home enrichment if it is running slowly for you at the time you choose to use it.
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Warn your students not to venture into the portion of the site where they are "purchasing" contributions to i=offset their CO2 emissions. Instead, ask them to figure out which of their behaviors causes the worst pollution. Have them do a family survey at home to calculate what the family can do. |
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| Tomorrow's Climate - Today's Challenge - Defra |
Grades 6
to 12
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Explore the facts and effects of climate change. Topics include a definition of climate change, key climate facts and myths, history of climate change, how to tackle the problem of climate change, and other "hot" topics. This website is a great addition to science classes discussing global warming. In addition to the text available at this website, there are also videos, animations, and guides to further explain climate change. This site requires Flash. Get it from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..
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In the Classroom:
What an excellent website to entice and educate your students about climate change and global warming. Use the website as a personal resource to educate yourself about the changes. The interactive videos and animation are perfect for an interactive whiteboard or projector. Be sure to involve your students in some ACTION as they learn about climate change. Have them create posters, brochures, or electronic "messages" telling people how they can help. Maybe even try a climate change podcast? |
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| Tread Lightly - Taking It Global |
Grades 0
to 12
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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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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. |
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