Climate change is an important topic for students to study because it helps them understand the world around them. This collection of resources will help you put together some great lessons on this topic.
- NASA: Global Climate Change– Explore the evidence, causes, and effects of climate change as well as solutions.
- Climate Kids– Looks at big questions, provides information about people, and includes fun activities to teach younger students about climate change.
- Global Warming Effects Map– Explore changes on the map on the website or in Google Earth.
- National Geographic Climate Change– Facts about climate change as well as a short video featuring Bill Nye.
- Teaching Climate Change: Lessons From the Past– Dozens of lesson plans and labs for teaching students about climate change.
- NSF Climate Change– Information on how climate change impacts the sky, land, sea, ice, life, and people.
The Climate Time Machine is another interesting resource to teach students about how climate change impacts areas over time.