Climate
Climate Project is a free online social studies course about climate change. It combines history, science, and politics. Students explore data, test claims with evidence, and ask what should be done. The course builds social studies skills and covers key climate topics in seven units. Teachers can use it in middle and high school classes as a full course, a unit, or a way to connect social studies, science, and the humanities.
- Climate Project is a free online social studies course that connects climate change with history, science, and politics.
- Students use data and evidence to study climate change and consider what action should be taken.
- The course builds social studies skills while covering major climate topics.
- The program includes seven units on climate history, causes, impacts, justice, solutions, and student response.
- Teachers can use it flexibly in middle and high school classrooms.
Climate Project is grounded in the belief that to have a full understanding of the causes, impacts, and powerful ways of addressing climate change, you must discover and explore the issue yourself. Move past the fear, bias, and uncertainty surrounding climate change and join a generation of impatient optimists. Discover the skills, motivation, and insight to make a difference.
Unit 1 • 5 Lessons
Unit 2 • 4 Lessons
Unit 3 • 5 Lessons
Unit 4 • 4 Lessons
Unit 5 • 4 Lessons
Teaching This Course
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Climate Project FAQ
Quick answers to the most common questions about the course.
Climate Project Teacher Community
Connect with other teachers in the OER Project Online Teacher Community.
Climate Project Info Session
Video overview of how and why to teach climate in any classroom.
OER Project: Climate Standards Alignment
Information about how OER Project: Climate aligns with your classroom standards.
Course Pathways
Suggestions for making your way through course material, regardless of time available.
Course Overview
At-a-glance resource for what’s inside OER Project: Climate.
Climate Course Outline
An outline of all course materials to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.
Community: Ask, Connect, Share
How has your community been impacted by climate change?
How can you inspire climate optimism in your students?
How is climate change a social studies problem?