Climate Project

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

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Lesson 1.1
Climate Project
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.
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Lesson 2.1
Climate Project
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?
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Lesson 3.2
Climate Project
Adaptation and Innovation
Climate Change Adaptation
Examine the most effective solutions for helping individuals and ecosystems adapt to climate change.
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How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real?
Low angle view of two scientists wearing warm clothes and using tools to core ice in Utqiavik, Alaska.
Article

How Do We Know Climate Change Is Real?

Dig into four charts about global temperatures, emissions, and the correlation between them.
This Bites!
Infographic

This Bites!

Sharks? Snakes? Crocodiles? What’s the world’s deadliest pest, and how is climate change making it even stronger?
Evaluating Solutions to the Grand Challenges
Evaluating Solutions to the Grand Challenges
Activity

Evaluating Solutions to the Grand Challenges

What’s worth the investment of time and energy? Decide for yourself with these examples.
Expanding Impacts
Opener

Expanding Impacts

Climate impacts are connected in many different ways. There’s no “right answer” here, as long as you explain your thinking.
Graphic Biographies: Civic Action
Article

Graphic Biographies: Civic Action

These graphic biographies can help inform your own plans for civic action.
Mapping a Climate Future
Mapping a Climate Future
Activity

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.
Understanding 1.5° Celsius
A globe with a miniature Eiffel Tower and the 1.5-degree target of the Paris climate agreement is carried by a man at a demonstration.
Article

Understanding 1.5° Celsius

What’s the big deal about 1.5°? This article explains the importance of that number along with the international policies that are tied to this goal.
Climate Currents Newsletter
Percentiles of global average land and ocean temperatures for 2024. By NOAA/NCEI, public domain.
Article

Climate Currents Newsletter

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

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