Climate Change
Educator Links
Department of Energy Atmospheric Education (DOE)
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Atmospheric Education page provides environmental science and climate change materials for students in grades K-12, and their teachers.
DOE Fossil Energy-Related Education Materials
DOE provides materials and online energy lessons on fossil energy sources for teachers, college, and younger students.
DOE: Resources for Educators
DOE’s Energy Education & Workforce Development site provides teachers with creative lesson plans, labs, projects and other activities for grades K-12 on energy-related topics.
Energy Information Administration (EIA): Energy Kids’ Site
The EIA's student site provides energy facts, games, energy history, related links, and classroom activities for teachers.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change Students' Site
EPA’s kids site provides activities, games, and other learning tools for teachers and students, grades 6-8, about climate change.
EPA Office of Environmental Education
EPA’s Office of Environmental Education site provides information on training, grants, partnerships, tools and more.
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) For Educators
NASA's Earth Science Education site offers a diverse array of programs and resources for formal classroom instruction, informal education, and professional and workforce development.
NASA: Earth Observatory
The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet for the public media and educators.
NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) Homepage for Educators
NASA’s site provides educational links for educators, publications, tools, and other information about NASA's Earth Observing System.
NASA: Global Change Master Directory (GMCD) Learning Center
GMCD’s site is an online catalog of data sets covering just about every scientific area of global change research.
NASA Kids’ Club
NASA’s site provides kids in grades K-4 with interactive learning materials, games, videos and tips for parents and teachers.
NASA’s Mission Science
NASA’s Mission Science site gives young adults an opportunity to discover the science that NASA is studying about the world through games, activities, videos and podcasts.
NASA’s Space Place
NASA’s Space Place provides students with fun facts, games, quizzes and information on the Space, Sun, Earth, and Solar System, as well as materials for parents and teachers.
NASA’s Student’s Cloud Observations Online (S’COOL) Project
The S'COOL Project involves students in real science, making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA's CERES satellite instruments.
National Academy of Sciences (NAS): A Closer Look at Global Warming
NAS’s site characterizes the global warming trend over the last 100 years, examines what may be in store for the 21st century, and the extent to which warming may be attributable to human activity.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Education Programs
NREL offers students, grades K-12, energy-related educational activities, teacher resources and programs, and internship and graduate study opportunities.
Naval Postgraduate School Polar Meteorology Module
This module is designed for anyone interested in the subject of polar meteorology, and is geared toward undergraduate or graduate students majoring in meteorology, atmospheric science, or related fields.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Education Page
This site is NOAA’s gateway to all of their educational pages for students and teachers on Earth sciences.
NOAA Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming
NOAA's site lists a number of questions commonly addressed to climate scientists, and brief replies (based on IPCC reports and other research) in plain language.
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Education Page
NOAA’s site provides links to general information, climate information, ocean and Great Lakes information, and resources for teachers and students.
NOAA: Climate Change and Our Planet
NOAA’s site links to educational climate change resources for students in grades K-5.
NOAA: Climate Timeline Information Tool
NOAA’s online tool allows users an opportunity to examine climate change and variability at different time scales using the Climate Timeline Information Tool.
NOAA: Educational Graphics on Global Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect
NOAA’s site provides more than 50 educational graphics in PDF format on climate, greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect, and climate change.
NOAA: Kid's Hazard Quiz
NOAA’s quiz gives kids an opportunity to find out if they are prepared for natural hazards, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods.
NOAA: Year of the Ocean Home Page for Kids and Educators
NOAA’s site provides kids and teachers with materials on climate change and useful fact sheets.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Education site
USGS’s site provides scientific information to help support education (grades K-12), and university-level inquiry and research.