Climate Change
Websites
- Climate Kids. Part of NASA’s Eyes on the Earth project, this site offers lots of resources for teaching kids about climate change.
- A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Climate Classroom Kids. From the National Wildlife Federation.
- Global Warming Kids. A Project of ClimateChangeEducation.org.
- Young Voices for the Planet. A film series featuring young people who are making a difference!
- Climate Wisconsin. Stories from a state of change.
Articles
- “Human Activity Responsible For Global Warming: UN Report,” by Nancy Miller, Teaching Kids News. September 9, 2013.
- “Are Coral Reefs Adapting to Climate Change?” by Megan Snyder. Dogo News. September 6, 2013.
- Climate change: The long reach,” by Stephen Ornes, Science News for Students. August 22, 2013.
- “The President’s Climate Plan: New rules would affect U.S. power plants,” by Abby Abrams. Time for Kids. June 26, 2013.
- “How soon can you see green from building green?,” by Eugene Gilligan, The New York Observer. April 20, 2010
Organizations
- Climate Change Education
- NOAA Education (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association)
- Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Living in the Greenhouse
- Climate Classroom’s Years of Living Dangerously
Books
- Gas Trees and Car Turds: A Kids' Guide to the Roots of Global Warming, by Kirk Johnson and Mary Ann Bonnell (Fulcrum Publishing, 2007)
- A Kids' Guide to Climate Change & Global Warming: How to Take Action!, by Cathryn Berger Kaye (Free Spirit Publishing, 2009)
- The Magic School Bus And The Climate Challenge, by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen (Scholastic Press, 2010)
- What Are Global Warming and Climate Change?: Answers for Young Readers, by Chuck McCutcheon (University of New Mexico Press, 2010)
- How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming, by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch (Dawn Publications, 2010)