Climate Change & Weather

Climate Change & Weather

22 Dec 2023
Integrating indigenous  perspectives into  elementary teaching

Integrating indigenous perspectives into elementary teaching

Enriching the curriculum to fight climate change

11 Jul 2022
Why Wild Native Bees Matter

Why Wild Native Bees Matter

An overview of bees’ importance to biodiversity and food crops.

11 Jul 2022
More from World of  Thermo

More from World of Thermo

An excerpt and a lesson plan for 5th- to 7th-grade

29 Mar 2021
From the Individual to the System

From the Individual to the System

Reflections on youth awareness of climate solutions (and what teachers can do to help)

29 Mar 2021
Why 1°C Is a Big Deal

Why 1°C Is a Big Deal

Why understanding the link between small increases in the average temperature and severe climate change events is important

22 Apr 2020
Healthy Schools, Bright Futures

Healthy Schools, Bright Futures

Engaging students and the school community in win-win-win actions
to tackle climate change, address eco-anxiety, and improve health

8 Nov 2019
Animal Adaptations and  Climate Change

Animal Adaptations and Climate Change

A lesson plan for high school teachers

31 Oct 2019
Essentials for Teaching  Climate Change

Essentials for Teaching Climate Change

Cutting through the clutter and keeping up-to-date

21 Jun 2018
Shellfish and Climate Change  Research

Shellfish and Climate Change Research

How students can act as an effective bridge between science and society in carrying out research

21 Jun 2018
Caught Up in the Carbon Cycle

Caught Up in the Carbon Cycle

A simulation game that encourages 11-15-year-olds to learn about systems
that influence climate change

20 Jan 2017
Green Commuting Challenge

Green Commuting Challenge

How a suburban middle school radically increased the number of students walking and reduced car traffic to the school

18 Jan 2016
Imaginative Ecological Education

Imaginative Ecological Education

Teaching that interweaves curricular topics, human emotions, our bodies & place

18 Jan 2016
Feeling the Heat

Feeling the Heat

A student-centered approach to reducing the urban heat island effect on campus

10 Sep 2015
Take the Green Challenge

Take the Green Challenge

Green Challenges provide easy access points for incorporating environmental themes into school culture, and help green schools get back to the basics

10 Sep 2015
Climate Justice in the Classroom

Climate Justice in the Classroom

Help high school students connect equity, economy, ecology, society and hope