Tools for Teachers
All Ages
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Tools, Strategies, Development
The Administration provides resources, information, and guidance for teaching about climate. They include background strategies for engaging youth, teaching tools, and professional development oppurtunities.
Climate Change LIVE
Climate Change LIVE - Lesson Plans for K-12
Find lesson plans for teaching climate issues to grades K-12.
New York Times
New York Times - Climate Lesson Plan
This climate lesson may be better suited for older elementary school students and middle and highschool students. The New York Times Climate Lesson Plan provides a structure for teaching about climate change that can be applied to classrooms and different grades.
Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report - Teaching in a Charged Political Climate
The Hechinger Report provides advice for teaching about climate change while addressing politics. The report interviews teachers and highlights the strategies they use to discuss and teach climate science and advocacy.
NCSE
National Center for Science Educationn - Misinformation & Misconceptions
The NCSE provides teaching resources, skills, and tools to help students overcome misinformation and misconceptions about climate change and evolution.
Green Teacher
Green Teacher - Teaching Essentials
The Green Teacher is a blog that provides advice for teaching kids about climate change. The Green Teacher gives recommendations around addressing controversy and politics.
Climate Change Education ORG
Climate Change Education Organization - &
The Climate Change Education Organization provides teaching resources such as labs and interactive videos to follow along with in class for all ages.
Elementary
Study International
Study International
Teaching Young Students About Climate Change
NASA Climate
Nasa Climate Kids - Videos, Games, and Activities
Nasa Climate Kid provides links to games, activities and kid-friendly definitions and explanations of climate change and environmental issues.
Kids against climate change
Kids Against Climate Change - Lesson Plans and Activities
Kids Against Climate Change provides activities and lesson plans directed towards elementary aged students.
Middle/High School
Stanford School of Earth
Stanford School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences - Climate Curriculm
Stanford provides a step by step guide to teaching middle school and high school students about climate change. Stanford provides a separate curriculum composed of 7 units for middle school students and for high school students.
This is a must read for all middle/high school teachers.
BioInteractive
BioInteractive - Interactive High School lesson plans and Professional Development
BioInteractive offers an array of lessons on environmental issues from coral bleaching to species extinction. BioInteractive has lessons for high school and college students.
PBS
PBS - Climate Change Lesson Plan
PBS offers an in-depth lesson plan for middle and high school teachers. PBS includes standards teachers must meet for their state’s science standards.