Climate change Websites for kids
This page contains links to a few climate change sites that are educational and fun for children and educators. Many of the sites on this page have links to other related Websites. These links are provided for information purposes only. No endorsement of products or iother Information at these sites is implied. Please read disclaimer for more information. Web links checked 6 November 2011 using W3C Link Checker.
Also see Global warming and climate change
Big
green help
To help more kids better understand global warming, the Pew Center recently
collaborated with Nickelodeon to research kids' and parents' attitudes
and behaviors toward the environment. Nickelodeon is using the information
for an interactive campaign called The Big Green Help.
Case
of the warming planet
Mr. and Mrs. Cool hire the 'Rain or Shine' Detective Agency to investigate
why winters are getting shorter and summers were just getting to be too
much. See if you can solve the case.
Climate change kids page (EPA)
The Student's guide to global climate change focuses on the science and
impacts of global warming or climate change, and on actions that help
address climate change issues. Designed as a resource for both kids and
educators the site features games, events and links to other relevant
sites.
Climate change wildlife and wildlands toolkit (U.S. Global Change
Research Program)
This free tool helps teachers tell their students about individual climates
and how they are affected by global warming.
Climate
kids: NASA's eyes on the Earth
Specifically for kids, this site focuses on global climate change issues
featuring games, questions and stories. It also answers a few of the basic
introductory climate change definition questions.
Climate
Wisconsin - Stories from a State of Change
Features stories about the rapidly changing climate. The collection of
multimedia includes ten videos and two interactive resources along with
background essays and teaching tips.
Global
climate change: research explorer
This site is a window into the world of scientific research on climate
change. Learn about physical processes underlying the earth's climate,
data on how the climate is changing and the role of human activity, and
questions and uncertainties that researchers continue to explore. The
site is organized in five parts: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere,
biosphere and global effects.
Global
warming FAQ (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
This site can answer many questions about global warming, including: What
is the greenhouse effect, and is it affecting our climate? Are greenhouse
gases increasing? Is the climate warming? Is the atmospheric/oceanic circulation
changing? Is the climate becoming more variable or extreme? How important
are these changes in a longer-term context?
Global
warming photographs (World View of Global Warming)
Check out these great photos that can be used for class activities. Photographer
Gary Braasch visually documents climate change from the Arctic to Antarctica,
from glaciers to the oceans, across all climate zones including the tropics,
England and the Polar regions. Images are accessible via a clickable world
map.
Hotting up
Explains climate change with support of cartoons.
Living in the greenhouse
This site provides a wealth of information about the global climate. Click the links to explore climate, how Earth's cycles affect climate, the greenhouse effect and greenhouse
gases, ancient climate changes, climate events and news. Developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR Office of Programs
Professor
Sneeze
Explains climate change to 5-12 year olds. You can follow the adventures
of the professor and his friends. (also in French)
Thinking
through climate change (Student Resources and Teacher Information)
This is an enquiry-based learning resource that involves 7-14 year old
students in critical thinking about climate change. It includes classroom
discussion points and worksheets as well as online interactive activities.
Designed by teachers to make the most of e-learning and to support independent
and group enquiry into this complex global issue. Visit the WMNet Climate
Change Portal for more climate change teaching resources and pupil
activities.
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Classification: Global warming resources - Climate change resources
Document created 2011 November 13