Consult these guidelines for global climate change education from
the National Wildlife Federation . . .
the National Wildlife Federation . . .
Art teachers! The Alliance to Save Energy offers a fun, down-
loadable Flip Off the Hog switch-plate cover, but why not have
your students create their own out of index cards, plus illustrated
sticky notes with reminders to themselves and their families to
take easy steps to conserve energy?
loadable Flip Off the Hog switch-plate cover, but why not have
your students create their own out of index cards, plus illustrated
sticky notes with reminders to themselves and their families to
take easy steps to conserve energy?
Down-load the Energy Hog Challenge Teacher Guide
for grades 3-6, from the Alliance to Save Energy.
It provides information and activities to support
science, technology, math, language arts and social
studies learning through exploration of different
sources of energy, how energy is used -- and how
students can save energy by becoming Energy Hog
Busters. Student guide available, too.
for grades 3-6, from the Alliance to Save Energy.
It provides information and activities to support
science, technology, math, language arts and social
studies learning through exploration of different
sources of energy, how energy is used -- and how
students can save energy by becoming Energy Hog
Busters. Student guide available, too.
. . . and this great source of guidance and K-12
lesson plans: Teaching About Climate Change: Cool
Schools Tackle Global Warming, edited by Tim
Grant and Gail Littlejohn, New Society Publishers,
2001, ISBN 0-86571-437-1, $15.95.
lesson plans: Teaching About Climate Change: Cool
Schools Tackle Global Warming, edited by Tim
Grant and Gail Littlejohn, New Society Publishers,
2001, ISBN 0-86571-437-1, $15.95.
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NOAA Climate Literacy
(A Climate-Oriented Approach to Teaching Science Standards)
climatechangeeducation.org
Facing the Future, Middle Grades
Facing the Future, High School Grades
(A Climate-Oriented Approach to Teaching Science Standards)
climatechangeeducation.org
Facing the Future, Middle Grades
Facing the Future, High School Grades
Check out these cartograms from Mark Newman, of University of
Michigan. We recommend these three maps for starters:
Michigan. We recommend these three maps for starters:
World Map, of
land mass
proportionality
land mass
proportionality
There are many helpful web sites on teaching about climate
change within a wide range of school subjects, including
these especially good ones:
change within a wide range of school subjects, including
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Schools spend more on energy than they do on computers and text
books combined! Green schools lower their energy budgets,
reduce their contributions to local air pollution and global climate
change and have more comfortable classrooms and facilities.
books combined! Green schools lower their energy budgets,
reduce their contributions to local air pollution and global climate
change and have more comfortable classrooms and facilities.
| Bill Nye, the Science Guy, discusses climate change, economics, patriotism and education. |
