The ACE climate change assembly addresses the following science standards prescribed by the state of Nevada.

 Source: Nevada Science Standards

Content Standard N12B: Students understand the impacts of science and technology in terms of costs and benefits to society.

• N.12.B.2: Students know consumption patterns, conservation efforts, and cultural or social practices in countries have varying environmental impacts.

Content Standard E12A: Students understand that heat and energy transfer in and out of the atmosphere and influence weather and climate.

• E.12.A.1 Student’s know the Sun is the major source of Earth’s energy, and provides the energy driving Earth’s weather and climate.
• E.12.A.2 Student’s know the composition of Earth’s atmosphere has changed in the past and is changing today.
• E.12.A.3 Students understand the role of the atmosphere in Earth’s greenhouse effect.

Content Standard E12C:Students understand evidence for processes that take place on a geologic time scale.

• E.12.C.3 Students know elements exist in fixed amounts and move through solid earth, oceans, atmosphere and living things as part of biogeochemical cycles.