Climate Change Curriculum
Curriculum resources for faculty in different disciplines
- Climate change curriculum
- Affective resources
- Climate justice
- Humanities
- K-12 resources
- Pedagogy
- Science
- Solutions
- Video resources
- PCC Pathways Curriculum
About this guide
These resources were compiled by librarian Roberta Richards as part of a professional development project, Spring 2021. Contact Roberta with questions, updates or corrections to this guide.
Roberta Richards
rrichard@pcc.edu
Southeast Library 206
971-722-4962
K-12 Resources
The curriculum and teaching strategies listed below are targeted primarily for K-12 educators, but may include useful resources for community college faculty.
K-12-oriented resources
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6 Free Tools for Teaching About Climate ChangeFrom Common Sense Education, 2021
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8 Ways To Teach Climate Change In Almost Any ClassroomFrom NPR, 2019
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CLEAN - Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness NetworkThe CLEAN Network is a professionally diverse community of over 630 members committed to improving climate and energy literacy locally, regionally, nationally, and globally, to enable responsible decisions and actions. Funded by grants from NOAA, NSF and others. Includes educators toolkit.
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Climate Change CurriculumFrom CoolCalifornia.org. Links to resources.
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Climate Change Education: A Model of Justice-Oriented STEM EducationFrom the NSTA (National Science Teaching Association), 2021.
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Climate Change Education: Essential Information for EducatorsFrom the National Education Association. Links to curriculum resources.
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Climate Generation - a Will Seger Legacy - Climate Change EducationClimate Generation offers a suite of Grades 3-12 curriculum resources in the form of curriculum guides, as well as online modules that can be downloaded for free.
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Climate in Arts & History - Promoting Climate Lteracy Across Disciplines"The primary goal of this project is to help and encourage K-12 teachers to incorporate information about climate change in classrooms outside STEM disciplines." From an interdisciplinary team at Smith College.
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Education ResourcesLinks to curriculum resources, from the Southern Oregon Climate Alliance Now (SOCAN)
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Essentials for Teaching Climate ChangeFrom Green Teacher: Education for Planet Earth, 2019
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Green Teacher - Education for Planet EarthBased in Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, promote environmental awareness among young people aged 6-19.
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Interdisciplinary Resources for Teaching About Climate & EnergyA work in progress from The Paleontological Research Institution.
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NOAA Planet Stewards - The WatchThe Watch is a twice monthly educator e-newsletter containing curated opportunities from NOAA and NOAA partners for educators and students including webinars, workshops, and contests. There are links to educational resources and activities, conferences and reports, as well as education and science news items and information on grants, internships and jobs.
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Our Climate Our FutureOur Climate Our Future is an award-winning video experience that educates young people on the science of climate change and empowers them to take action.
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A People's Curriculum for the Earth : Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental CrisisA collection of articles, role plays, simulations, stories, poems, and graphics to help breathe life into teaching about the environmental crisis, from the K-12 Rethinking School magazine. Available as PCC Library ebook
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Resource LinksFrom National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
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Subject to ClimateDatabase of lesson plans and resources for K-12 classes in many different subjects. From a nonprofit team of educators.
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Teach Climate Justice CampaignFrom the Zinn Education Project. Includes classroom-tested lessons, workshops for educators, and a sample school board climate justice resolution.
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Teaching Climate Change - What Educators Should Know and Can DoIssue of AFT's American Educator journal, Winter 2019/20.
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UCAR Center for Science EducationThe UCAR Center for Science Education (UCAR SciEd) serves the geoscience community by amplifying and complementing the work of the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) member universities by reaching our audiences: K-12 educators, university faculty, students, and the public through excellence in educational programs and experiences.
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