The resources you and your school need to effectively teach climate change.
These comprehensive resources are built around the official NJ Student Learning Standards and expand on the work of the New Jersey Department of Education.
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Water Resources and Water Footprints
This downloadable presentation is a great introduction to the topic of water resources, as it details the distribution of...
Added: 11/28/22
The Water Footprint of Food Guide
This interactive database provides detailed information and images about the water usage needed to grow and produce one servi...
Added: 11/28/22
Water Footprint Calculator
This interactive water footprint calculator asks a series of questions in order to calculate an estimated water footprint.Students w...
Added: 11/28/22
The Dirt on Factory Farms
This short, animated video introduces students to the environmental, health, and moral implications of farming animals in a factory-l...
Added: 11/26/22
Let's Talk About It Coloring Pages
These coloring pages focus on allowing students to reduce their stress or anxiety and express their feelings about climate c...
Added: 11/18/22
Sound the Alarm — Declaring a Climate Emergency
In this lesson, students will consider how climate emergencies are created, how they can be a governmental poli...
Added: 11/22/22
Walkable Cities
This resource details the benefits, potential financial and economic outcomes, and hurdles of increasing the number of walkable cities worldwid...
Added: 11/21/22
Seaweed Farming
This article assesses seaweed farming as a climate solution and reports that increasing the amount of seaweed in the ocean could be an effectiv...
Added: 12/05/22
The Climate Emergency
This short animated video discusses the severity and urgency of climate change and highlights actions people can take to address climate...
Added: 11/30/22
Are Women the Climate Change Solution We're Looking For?
This short video highlights the vulnerability of women to climate change and the critical role they pl...
Added: 12/03/22
Browse these NJ-centric lesson plans that have been created by teachers, for teachers. All lesson plans have been evaluated using a peer-reviewed rubric.
What's the Worst Impact of Climate Change in New Jersey?
In this lesson, students learn about climate change, choose one impact of climate change affecting New...
Added: 09/01/22
Redlining, Tree Equity, and Environmental Racism
In this lesson, students learn how redlining connects to tree equity and racial justice. Step 1 - Inquire: Stu...
Added: 08/26/22
Rising Temperatures Over Time
In this lesson, students choose temperature data to graph in order to explore the relationship between maximum and minimum New Je...
Added: 08/24/22
Is Your City Getting Warmer?: Data Analysis in Google Sheets
This lesson gives students the opportunity to experience a simplified version of how mathematician...
Added: 08/22/22
Precipitation Data: What Does It Show?
In this lesson, students use New Jersey precipitation data to create graphs and discuss climate change.Step 1 - Inquire:...
Added: 07/31/22
Ocean Habitat Changes
This lesson introduces students to the effects of climate change on animals and their habitats. Step 1 - Inquire: Students observe ocean...
Added: 06/08/22
Naturally, We Have a Problem
In this lesson, students analyze videos about students challenging the government to protect natural resources, research why natur...
Added: 06/03/22
Facing the Flood
In this lesson, students learn about how climate change is affecting flood risk in New Jersey. Step 1 - Inquire: Students share their experien...
Added: 06/01/22
It's an Alien Invasion!
In this lesson, students learn how cultural practices can spread not only ideas and traditions, but also invasive species into new area...
Added: 05/31/22
Understanding Weather
This lesson introduces the concept of weather to students.Step 1 - Inquire: Students generate ideas in response to the question "What is...
Added: 06/01/22
Find the right professional learning opportunity for you or your school, whether it is support for curriculum development or foundational knowledge about climate change.
#TeachClimateChat: Overcoming Barriers to Teach Climate Change in the Classroom
This session on Twitter will feature Neotha Williams (@MsWi...
Implementing New Jersey's Climate Change Education Initiative
Green Ninja is offering specialized teacher training to prepare all New Jerse...
NJ Climate Change Education Hub Presentation
This webinar features a walkthrough of the New Jersey Climate Change Education Hub and testimo...
Teaching Energy (Spanish)
This Teaching Energy (Spanish Translation) guide is designed to help middle and high school teachers incorporate...
Developing ESIs for Use in Your Classroom
This guide provides teachers with potential learning paths known as Earth Systems Investigations...
Create Your Own Climate and Energy Units
This step-by-step guide provides a framework for utilizing CLEAN resources to develop NGSS-aligned...
Elementary Teaching Strategies
This article features information about eight elementary teaching strategies to teach about climate change....
Teaching Climate Justice
This four-week course allows K-12 educators to explore the important topics of climate change and environmental ju...
Controversy in the Classroom: Strategies for Managing Climate Change Discourse
This article provides techniques for educators to address cl...
Teaching Climate (Spanish)
This Teaching Climate (Spanish Translation) guide is designed to help middle and high school science teachers in...
