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
Videos
Extensive video resources are available online for teaching the many aspects of climate change. For example:
This tab provides links to recommended videos available through the PCC library website and online.
PCC Library videos
Hundreds of streaming videos about the various aspects of climate change are available through the PCC library. You can search the catalog by keywords, narrowing your search to evideos, or ask a librarian for assistance.
Here are a few examples of available streaming videos.
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Hot Mess seriesA series of 27 videos, each about five minutes, looking at different aspects of the climate crisis. Examples of titles: "What if Carbon Emissions Stopped Tomorrow?"; "What's actually the worst greenhouse gas?"; "What Indigenous Communities Teach Us About Climate Change "; "How To Make Clothes Less Terrible for the Planet"
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Before the FloodNational Geographic production from 2016, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
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Kiss the GroundA revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world. Narrated by Woody Harrelson. 2021.
Selected online video resources
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"12 climate change documentaries and series ..."Compiled by Michael Svoboda for TED, 2021
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"20 climate change documentaries..."List compiled by Shannon Connellan for Mashable, 2020
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ClimateAdamShort, somewhat humorous videos about climate change from a young Oxford educated climate scientist.
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Climate Crisis Teach-InFrom Monmouth University, 2020. Includes videos of sessions.
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Climate Emergency: Feedback LoopsThis series of five short films shows why natural warming loops have scientists alarmed—and why we have less time than we think. Narrated by Richard Gere.
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Climate Solutions 101, from Project Drawdown"Climate Solutions 101 is the world’s first major educational effort focused solely on solutions. Rather than rehashing well-known climate challenges, Project Drawdown centers game-changing climate action based on its own rigorous scientific research and analysis. This course, presented in video units and in-depth conversations, combines Project Drawdown’s trusted resources with the expertise of several inspiring voices from around the world."
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Comedy for Climate ChangeCompetition-winning student-created videos from a "Creative Climate Communication" class at the University of Colorado
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Five environmental films to watch on Earth DayFrom Al Jazeera. Includes "Rewilding Patagonia"; "Forest Free Fashion"; "Jordan's Water Wise Women"; "Cameroon's Bottle Boats"; and "Sustainable Island"
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How to Transform Climate Anxiety into Climate ActionDescribes a practical framework for climate action at individual, community, city, state, and federal levels, and provides actionable resources to apply climate solutions.
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Media & PodcastsRecommended resources from the Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators
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Think ResilienceThink Resilience is an online course about responding to our sustainability crises by building community resilience. It consists of four hours of video lectures exploring the interrelated crises of the 21st century—from climate change to economics to social injustice—and how we as citizens, students, and community leaders can respond to them with local resilience-building actions. From the Post Carbon Institute
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UC - CSU NXTERRA - transformative education for climate action"UC-CSU NXTerra is a resource for college teachers from across all disciplines and anyone seeking to enhance their teaching and learning about the climate crisis, critical sustainability." Includes extensive videos along with other resources.
Podcasts
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How to Save a Planet Earthlings, we've got work to do.Engaging Spotify podcasts on a range of topics.
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