
Climate Change
Climate Change
Online digital libraries of educational materials
- Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) collection of climate literacy and energy education materials: https://cleanet.org
- NOAA Climate.gov: https://climate.gov/teaching
- MADE CLEAR: https://madeclear.thinkport.org
- PoLAR Hub: https://thepolarhub.org
- Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership: http://pcep.prel.org
- NASA Climate Kids: https://climatekids.nasa.gov
- NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength
- NASA Earth Observatory EO Kids: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/eokids/
- Howtosmile.org climate activities for informal science audiences: https://www.howtosmile.org/topics/climate
- NSTA Our Beautiful Planet short films https://www.nsta.org/our-beautiful-planet
Professional learning
- National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI): https://climateinterpreter.org
- NNOCCI resources: https://climateinterpreter.org/resources
- NNOCCI and Frameworks Institute reframing cards for creating effective climate communication
- NNOCCI swamp graphic showing effective messaging language: productive (green), proceed with caution (yellow), and unproductive/avoid (red)
- NOAA The Essential Principles of Climate Literacy
- NOAA Toolbox for Teaching Climate & Energy
- NOAA Community Resilience Education Theory of Change
- Climate Change Educational Partnership Alliance: Effective Practices Guide
- NPS Earth to Sky climate communication toolkit: https://earthtosky.org/starter-kit.html
- CLEAN guide to teaching about climate
- PRI Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change
- Project Drawdown - resources for climate solutions
- Regeneration - lists of climate solutions categorized for individuals, groups, companies, and governments
- climatechangeresources.org
- Museums & Climate Change Network
- Yale Climate Change Communication program
- NSF 2022 Climate Science, Children, & the Media Forum video recordings
- Association of Children's Museums "Children’s Museums and Climate Change" 2022
- Climate Mental Health Network
Climate change science
- NOAA: https://www.noaa.gov/climate and https://www.climate.gov
- NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov
- NASA Earth Observatory: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
- NASA sea level change data tools: https://sealevel.nasa.gov
- US Climate Resilience Toolkit: https://toolkit.climate.gov
- National Academies: https://www.nationalacademies.org/topics/climate
- Public Health Institute: A Physician’s Guide to Climate Change, Health and Equity
- UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): https://www.ipcc.ch
- UN Climate Change: https://unfccc.int
Communicating climate change science
- Yale Climate Change Communication program
- National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI): https://climateinterpreter.org
- NNOCCI resources: https://climateinterpreter.org/resources
- NNOCCI and Frameworks Institute reframing cards for creating effective climate communication
- NNOCCI swamp graphic showing effective messaging language: productive (green), proceed with caution (yellow), and unproductive/avoid (red)
- Frameworks Institute climate change reports: https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/issues/climate-change-and-environment/
- Why Climate Change is Anti-Justice | Hot Mess:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5KjpYK12_c - Aspen Institute K-12 Climate Action: https://www.k12climateaction.org
- How to talk about climate change and health: https://climateforhealth.org
- Climate Change 101: Climate Science Basics and health:
https://climatehealthconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Climate101.pdf
NISE Network public programs

Exploring Earth: Rising Sea

Exploring Earth: Temperature Mapping

Exploring Earth: Land Cover

Sustainable Futures collection of public programs

SustainABLE Kit

Energy Challenges, Nanotech Solutions?

Tiny Solutions to Our Big Energy Problem

Earth Day

Energy
NISE Network professional learning resources

Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC)

Sustainability in Science and Technology Museums

Professional Resources for Sustainability

Online Workshop Recording: Communicating Climate Change to Diverse Audiences
Climate Hazard Resilience Forums

Climate Hazard Resilience Forum: Extreme Precipitation
Climate Hazard Resilience Forum: Drought

Climate Hazard Resilience Forum: Extreme Heat

Climate Hazard Resilience Forum: Sea Level Rise

Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC)

Finding STEM Experts
- See the "Space and Earth Science" and "Environmental Sciences" sections of Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings