Learning About Climate ChangeFREE online Climate Change Resources for Adults:Climate Change Adaptation Resources List The Pew Center on Global Climate Change The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists and other experts on the subject of climate change (the publications and reports page contains a variety of research and background information). http://www.pewclimate.org/ EPA: Climate Change 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. Back to Basics is an 8 page, illustrated publication that provides a general overview of terms & concepts: http://epa.gov/climatechange/downloads/Climate_Basics.pdf Climate Change Adaptation Resources ListFREE online Climate Change Resources for Middle and High School TeachersEarth Gauge Kids: What is Climate? What is the difference between climate and weather? Find out by visiting the Earth Gauge Kids theme for October 2009, "What is Climate?" Visitors can take a quiz, investigate their local climate, learn fun facts and get to know other cool online resources. Earth Gauge Kids is geared toward youth in grades 5-8, but is a fun tool for learners of any age. Activities: http://www.earthgauge.net/kids-october2009/activities Climate vs. Weather Quiz: http://www.earthgauge.net/kids-october2009/quiz Fun facts about climate: http://www.earthgauge.net/kids-october2009/know Tips & tools: http://www.earthgauge.net/kids-october2009/tips Project Bud Burst Join thousands of others in gathering valuable environmental and climate change information from across the country. Project BudBurst engages the public in making careful observations of the phenophases such as first leafing, first flower, and first fruit ripening of a diversity of trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses in their local area. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/citizen_science/budburst/climatechange.php Climate Discovery Teacher' Guide This teacher's guide was produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) as a companion to the Climate Discovery exhibit at our Boulder, Colorado laboratory. Each unit contains lessons appropriate for grades 5-9 on a variety of earth system science topics that facilitate student learning about our planet's climate system. http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/ Climate and Global Change resources from Windows to the Universe Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the earth and space sciences for use by the general public. These activities are appropriate (or could be easily adapted) for middle school (i.e. grades 6-9). The science standards addressed are on each activity page. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/main/activity.html#col Coastal Heritage Magazine S.C. Sea Grant’s quarterly publication geared toward increasing outreach to conserve coastal resources and enhancing economic opportunity for the people of South Carolina. http://www.scseagrant.org/Sections/?cid=82 Curriculum Connection guides, which are written to accompany each issue of Coastal Heritage (these are correlated to S.C. Curriculum Standards): http://www.scseagrant.org/content/?cid=390 COSEE-Southeast Teacher Resources Lessons and resources in ocean science topics compiled by the Center for Ocean Sciences Excellence in Education – Southeast. Resource topic areas include:
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