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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Browse NJ-centric lesson plans that have been created by teachers, for teachers.
Find learning opportunities for curriculum support or basic knowledge about climate change.
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Hazel M. Johnson's Legacy
This interactive timeline is a biography of Hazel M. Johnson and her many years of research and organizing to help protect her commun...
Added: 02/01/23
Climate-Poverty Connections Report
This detailed report describes the benefits and challenges of enacting 28 climate change solutions for human well-being and...
Added: 01/23/23
Understanding Differences in Americans' Motivations for Eating Plant-rich Foods
This report presents the findings of a survey to determine what motivates Ameri...
Added: 01/18/23
Experience with Global Warming Is Changing People's Minds About It
This short article summarizes the findings of multiple surveys about why Americans are chang...
Added: 02/01/23
The Science of Climate Change
This short film describes the greenhouse effect, the importance of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, how scientists study clima...
Added: 01/20/23
City of the Future Climate Project Educator Guide
In this lesson, students design, evaluate, construct, and present their vision for a city of the future with...
Added: 01/17/23
Climate Change 2021: Summary for All
This 16-page report explains climate change in a way that most people can understand, using illustrations, infographics, a...
Added: 01/19/23
Why Do We Need Biodiversity?
This animated video, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, describes the pressures that biodiversity is under due to many human acti...
Added: 01/31/23
Two Decades of Fire-Driven Loss in Unprecendented Detail
This article and series of interactive graphics present the findings of a global study on forest fires...
Added: 01/23/23
Climate Change in the American Mind, April 2022
This detailed report explains the results of a survey of about 1,000 Americans and their opinions about global...
Added: 02/01/23
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.
Physical Change: The State of the Ice Caps
In this lesson, students engage in activities and experiments to explore the concept of physical changes, and apply...
Added: 01/31/23
The Arctic in Infographics
This lesson introduces students to the impacts of climate change on the Arctic. Step 1 - Inquire: Students learn about the circumpol...
Added: 12/15/22
How Does Climate Change Affect Food Insecurity? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #6)
In this lesson, students unpack the complexities of the...
Added: 12/08/22
Artistic Slogans & Parallel Structure
In this lesson, students evaluate three slogans on climate awareness and advocacy and create their own artistic slogans w...
Added: 11/08/22
How and Why Is Healthy Food Not Accessible to Everyone? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #5)
In this lesson, students learn about food insec...
Added: 12/08/22
How Does Food Production Affect the Planet? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #2)
This lesson teaches students about the different steps in f...
Added: 12/08/22
How Are Farmers Around the World Responding to Climate Change's Impact on Food Production? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #4)
In this less...
Added: 12/08/22
How Does Climate Change Affect Food Production? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #3)
This lesson teaches students about the different ways f...
Added: 12/08/22
Why Does What I Eat Matter? (Climate Change, Food Production, and Food Security #1)
This lesson encourages students to think about their food choices and where...
Added: 12/08/22
Final Project: Renewable Energy Community (Renewable Energy Algebra #5)
In this lesson, students use what they have learned about renewable energy to create th...
Added: 11/04/22
Find the right professional learning opportunity for you or your school, whether it is support for curriculum development or foundational knowledge about climate change.
Teaching Climate Justice
This four-week course allows K-12 educators to explore the important topics of climate change and environmental ju...
Green Schools Conference
This three-day conference features programming, events, and speakers designed for all people who work with schools...
Environmental Action Civics: Ongoing Support Series
This series of workshops on environmental action civics features Q&A, problem-solvi...
Implementing New Jersey's Climate Change Education Initiative
Green Ninja is offering specialized teacher training to prepare all New Jerse...
Elementary Teaching Strategies
This article features information about eight elementary teaching strategies to teach about climate change....
The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change
This thorough 294-page guide provides teachers with the information needed to educate their st...
Climate Change and New Jersey
This four-part, self-paced, interactive course provides information about the climate system and climate chan...
1.5°C May Not Seem Like Much, But It's a Really Big Deal. Here's Why.
This article explains the importance of limiting global heating to th...
Local K-12 Climate Action Plan: Key Questions to Get Started
This 6-page guide features a list of questions to help school administrators a...
Climate Learning Resources
This page features many resources on many different topics. These resources are divided into six sections: STEM...
