Climate Change Curricula
Curricula Resources
The ACE assembly is a great way to energize your climate science lessons, but if you're a teacher looking to add some lab experiments, hands-on learning, or extend your syllabus, we've identified four solid curricula resources. And, as a bonus, we threw in a site chock-full of professional development resources for you.
Jump to:
- Climate Literacy Network
- Dept. of Energy
- Facing the Future
- Lehigh University Environment Literacy
- Keystone Center (prof. development)
Climate Literacy Network - Working Towards a Sustainable Future
Author: The Climate Literacy Network includes an online catalog of resources that is reviewed and annotated by scientists and educators.
Content: Links to numerous curricula.
Features and notes: CLN also has a robust Professional Development section with downloadable resources.
Energy Education and Workforce Development
Author: U.S. Department of Energy
Overview: DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy page has an array of lesson plans and activities centered on renewable energy. These thorough lessons integrate clean energy learning objectives into climate change curricula.
Lehigh University's Environmental Literacy & Inquiry - Energy Curriculum
Author: Lehigh University's Environmental Initiative (EI)
Overview: Using Google Earth, GIS, and downloadable films, this extensive energy curriculum (including labs and assesments) gives students the opportunity to learn more about forms, extraction, production, and consumption of energy.
Climate Change: Connections and Solutions. Two-Week Unit for High School
OVERVIEW:
Author: Developed by Facing the Future and funded by Hewlett-Packard. Facing the Future develops academic resources covering a range of global issues
Size: Nine lessons designed for a two-week period. Each week of the unit can stand alone, if desired
Content: The lessons within this unit begin with a focus on the scientific foundations of climate change and then lead into its social, economic and environmental ramifications Features and notes: To download this curriculum, click here and scroll down to “Climate Change: Connections and Solutions, Grades 9-12.” You will have to enter your email address to complete the download process
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS CURRICULUM:
The Keystone Center seeks to solve challenging environmental, energy, and public health problems.
Objective: (from their site) "Our programs further the knowledge and skills of teachers in the vital subject areas of science, technology, engineering, and math, as well as teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking. They also address current federal competitiveness goals as outlined in recent federal legislation, the COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act."