Climate Change

There is too much fear, uncertainty, and doubt surrounding the climate crisis for students. OER Project: Climate offers them the information and skills they need to make a difference and impact the future.

Climate

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Featured Materials

Exploring the Grand Challenges

To solve climate change, we need to decarbonize. Sounds easy, right? Not so fast: this video will help you see how reducing emissions is anything but.

Percentiles of global average land and ocean temperatures for 2024. By NOAA/NCEI, public domain.

Climate Currents Newsletter

Explore recent climate news to stay up to date on the big stories that are most important to know.

This Bites!

Sharks? Snakes? Crocodiles? What’s the world’s deadliest pest, and how is climate change making it even stronger?

Lessons

Introduction to Climate Change

Understanding Climate Change

There’s no simple definition for climate change, but a shared understanding is crucial to addressing it. Exploring what climate change means is the first step to addressing it.

The Impacts of Climate Change

Evaluating Climate Impacts

Understanding the impacts of climate change is the first step in addressing them. How is climate change affecting us?

Materials

Low angle view of two scientists wearing warm clothes and using tools to core ice in Utqiavik, Alaska.

How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real?

Dig into four charts about global temperatures, emissions, and the correlation between them.

Mapping a Climate Future

Mapping a Climate Future

Investigate a series of climate maps to visualize what extreme heat looks like now, and what scientists predict it will look like in the future.

Graphic Biographies: Civic Action

These graphic biographies can help inform your own plans for civic action.

Teaching Climate Change

Teach the Future: Climate Education

PD Event: Teach the Future: Climate Education in Every Classroom

Discover OER Project: Climate—a flexible, semester-long curriculum that empowers students with knowledge and skills to tackle climate change and shape our future.

OER Project: Climate FAQ

Quick answers to the most common questions about the course.

Blog Post: Preparing Students for Climate-Focused Careers!

Help your student see connections to socially responsible careers that support a carbon-free future.

Community Forum: Climate Teachers

Check out teachers’ ideas, ask a question, share a teaching idea, or brag about your students.

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