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New Jersey Climate Change
Education Hub

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.

Teaching Resources

Search our database by keywords, resource type, grade level, subject, NJ Student Learning Standards, and more. All resources have been reviewed by a scientist and teacher team.

Scientific American

LGBTQ People Are at Higher Risk in Disasters

This article discusses a report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that outlines the challenges fac...

Added: 05/26/23

Friends of the Earth

Why Climate Change is an LGBTQ+ Issue

This brief article examines how climate change has impacted the LGBTQ+ community, the connection between solving climate...

Added: 05/26/23

United Nations

In Tonga, illuminating the connections between gender and the environment

This article and linked video explores how climate change has impacted Tonga, the dis...

Added: 05/30/23

SubjectToClimate

Summer Learning Activities 6-8

This fun summer learning activity sheet is full of hands-on activities and experiments, interactive games, reading and writing a...

Added: 05/23/23

SubjectToClimate

Summer Learning Activities 9-12

This engaging summer learning activity sheet will keep your high school kids learning all summer long with experiments, podcast...

Added: 05/23/23

SubjectToClimate

Summer Learning Activities K-2

This fun summer learning activity sheet will keep your kids engaged all summer long with hands-on activities, art projects, read...

Added: 05/23/23

SubjectToClimate

Summer Learning Activities 3-5

This engaging group of activities will keep your kids active and learning all summer long with hands-on activities and experimen...

Added: 05/23/23

CLEAN

Renewable Energy Is Way Too Expensive, Right?

This video refutes common arguments against and misconceptions about renewable energy resources and argues that r...

Added: 05/23/23

CLEAN

How Climate Affects Community Health

This video describes the health effects and risk factors related to a changing climate such as heat-related illnesses, dis...

Added: 05/30/23

Issues in Science and Technology

Disaster Response Must Help Protect LGBTQ+ Communities

This article examines why LGBTQ+ individuals are especially impacted by natural disasters, the attempts...

Added: 05/23/23

Professional Learning

Find the right professional learning opportunity for you or your school, whether it is support for curriculum development or foundational knowledge about climate change.

Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects, andNOAA

Climate Literacy Guide Listening Session

This public engagement listening session is an opportunity for teachers to learn more and provide...

Format: Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: May 30, 4:00pm PST
The All We Can Save Project

The All We Can Save Project: Circles Orientation

This orientation on starting and facilitating an All We Can Save Circle will include walki...

Format: Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: May 31, 11:00am EST
Citizens' Climate Lobby, andClimate Interactive

Climate Action Party: From En-ROADS to ACTION

In this webinar, teachers will learn more about the En-ROADS simulator from Ellie Johnston of...

Format: Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: May 31, 7:00pm EST
Green Ninja

Implementing New Jersey's Climate Change Education Initiative

Green Ninja is offering specialized teacher training to prepare all New Jerse...

Format: In Person, Online: Synchronous
Date(s) Offered: November 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
NPR

8 Ways to Teach Climate Change in Almost Any Classroom

This article includes eight tips for how to teach about climate change. Tips include...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustainability Benchmarks for Individual and Social Learning

The Cloud Institute's Education for Sustai...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
CLEAN

Teaching Energy (Spanish)

This Teaching Energy (Spanish Translation) guide is designed to help middle and high school teachers incorporate...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
Paleontological Research Institution

Climate Change Adaptation

This guide on climate change adaptation explores existing and proposed adaptation strategies for a variety of cli...

Format: Online: Asynchronous
SubjectToClimate

SubjectToClimate Mentorship Program

Gain confidence in teaching climate change by building a relationship with an educator who can help you...

Format: Online: Asynchronous, Online: Synchronous
Paleontological Research Institution

The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change

This thorough 294-page guide provides teachers with the information needed to educate their st...

Format: Online: Asynchronous