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Student created & updated Google Site to inform Peterson Middle School and other middle school students about Climate Change and what they can do to prevent or mitigate negative impacts.
California Education & Environment Initiative Curriculum
Guided by California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts, the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum consists of 85 engaging units that address core academic standards in science, history–social science, and English language arts.
Nature Journaling Resources by John Muir Laws
A wealth of resources, John Muir Laws has curated a number of engaging activities that align with CCC, NGSS, and other CA state standards. To learn how to incorporate nature journaling into your curriculum visit the website above.
This Edutopia Article: Using Simple Outdoor Science Lessons to Inspire Students is written by a teacher who uses open-ended prompts which he explains how this method of instruction helps to guide students to explore life science processes in the world around them.
Oregon State University Outdoor School
Activity Sets organized in themes. Even though this is an out of state resource, some of the activities are relevant and can be used in the secondary science classroom.
Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action
This nonprofit organization is youth-led and empowers teens and young adults to combat climate change with impactful education and policy initiatives.
Teacher resources to accompany the Anthology: All We Can Save edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine Wilkinson.
"bestselling anthology of writings by 60 women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. " - All We Can Save Project website
California's Biological Communities in the Nature Area and the Impact of Urbanization Module
by Steven Sanders and Kelly Overduijn
Why People Don't Believe in Climate Science
a video by PBS It's Okay to be Smart
An Emerging Crises: Global Warming and the Age of Oil
contributed by Benjamin Wylam, SCHS
A Bank of Outdoor Education Activities at the Farm, the Nature Area, and Beyond
contributed by secondary teachers of SCUSD
SCUSD Climate Change Training for Teachers
by Suds Jains Citizens’ Climate Lobby
A Weighted Demonstration: Carbon Cafe Cubes
from California Academy of Sciences
by Steven Sanders
by Bailey Hall, Environmental Services Department, Sunnyvale
by Beth Callaghan of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
by Steven Sanders
by Stanford University Dept. of Education in collaboration with the Dept. of Earth Sciences and adapted by Steven Sanders
Environmental Literacy Through the Lens of Climate Change
by Dean Reese and Kristine Stepping of SJCOE
Carbon Dioxide Graphing Activity
by Randy Richardson
Getting to the Core: the Link Between Temperature and Carbon Dioxide
by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Our Complicated Relationship With Fire
by Shelly Brookes, PhD
by Scholastic
Making Holiday Traditions Eco-Logical
by Steven Sanders
Cougars and Trees in a Trophic Cascade
by HHMI Biointeractive
by HHMI Biointeractive
Impact of California Wildfires
by PBS Newshour
Tree Rings and Forest Fire Ecology Unit
by University of Arizona College of Education
by Project Learning Tree
by Canadian Geographic
Ecological Footprints: A Plan to Reduce Your Personal Impact
by Steven Sanders
Climate Change Enters Its Blood Sucking Phase
by David Dobbs
Analyzing the Rise of U.S. Wildfires
by the Alliance for Climate Education, Part of the Our Climate Our Future Series of Lessons
by Project Learning Tree
by HHMI Biointeractive
NetLogo: A programmable modeling environment
by Uri Wilensky and the Center for Connected Learning
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