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Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources
We've identified several additional climate change resources for teachers below. Click on a link below to jump to that section.
March's Featured Resource:
Climate Central delivers the latest in climate science in a way that will stick with your students. Cool graphics, captivating animations, up-to-date science news and easily searchable resources, like a "Climopedia," make Climate Central a powerful and useful resource for any environmental science classroom.
Featured 2010 Conference (rotating):
Presentation Worksheets
A brief science key concepts and reading comprehension worksheet that you can download before or after an ACE assembly. Developed by a Bay Area teacher and a terrific resource for pre- or post-presentation classroom discussion. Download here
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Reference Websites
Author: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Overview: Complete with Teaching Resources, Professional Development Opportunities, and Multimedia for your classroom, this new website - climate.gov - is a powerful new resource to teachers, sciences, and citizens. It has the latest in cutting edge climate science and is presented in a way that's understandable for anyone!
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.
Author: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Overview: EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments. Provides climate science facts, U.S. policy information, what you can do and much more. There’s a page specifically designed for educators, although the entire section is full of information that would help teachers.
Gateway to the UN System’s Work on Climate Change
Author: UN Partners on Climate Change
Overview: The products on the “Cool Planet” section are fantastic. Also “cool” projects, public figures and build up to Copenhagen offer great resources.
"Green” Activities and Classroom Resources
Author: Teacher Vision
Overview: The lessons and activities are not as extensive as a full curriculum, but valuable nonetheless. Covers a range of topics associated with climate change, including recycling, composting, reuse, reduction, green classroom measures, reducing pollution. These lessons are well presented and interdisciplinary.
Global Warming Teacher Resources
Author: Teacher Vision
Overview: Great page, links from the "Green" Activities page above. There is some crossover between the two, but they’re both very rich compilations covering many associated fields.
Climate Change Indicators in California
Author: Linda Mazur, Carmen Milanes, CA EPA, OEHHA, IRAB
Overview: Compilation of environmental indicators that collectively describe changes to California's climate, the drivers of these changes, and the impacts of such changes on the state.
Author: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Overview: Espouses the need for Environmental Education and explains the foundations of nature-deficit disorders.
Author: Tim Flannery
Overview: Features an Australian climate change curriculum, young adult edition of The Weather Makers, and a 20-minute presentation he gives to high school students introducing the history and science behind climate change and appealing to youth to become a voice for change.
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Conferences
2010 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference
Where: Philadelphia, PA
When: March 18-21, 2010
Overview: Choose from one of the four main strands or attend one of nearly 100 sessions. Also click here for two other regional conferences and the national NSTA conference to be held this academic year
USA Science and Engineering Festival
ACE will be present as an official partner.
Where: Washington, DC
When: October 10 - 24, 2010
Overview: The inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival will be the country’s first national science festival and will descend on the Washington, D.C. area in the Fall of 2010. The Festival promises to be the ultimate multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary celebration of science in the United States.
2010 California Science Teachers Association
Where: Sacramento, CA
When: October 22-24, 2010
Overview: The 2010 conference will feature 14 hours of workshops over three days, two general sessions, six focus speakers, six Field Courses, 16 Short Courses, nearly 6 hours of exclusive exhibit time, and more!
1st Annual Green Schools National Conference
Where: Minneapolis, MN
When: October 24-26, 2010
Overview: This 3-day conference will be a prime opportunity to learn more about green education in a variety of disciplines and network with teachers and students from around the country.
... and many, many more across the country. Search for your state's upcoming science teacher conference and let us know about it!