How ancient pollen can predict the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqBCl5bNHuw&feature=youtu.be

Use this video with students to introduce how tree rings, sediment, and pollen are used to determine past climates.

NOAA Climate reconstruction data

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data/datasets/climate-reconstruction

Proxy data used to reconstruct paleoclimates.

Antarctic Glaciers

http://www.antarcticglaciers.org/

Easy to follow approach to glacier studies and theory. Site includes an "ask a scientist" page to get your questions answered. Interactive glacier model page too.

Glacier Hub

http://glacierhub.org/

Glacial theory and studies. Amazing archive of images of glaciers.

Daisy World Model

http://www.atmosedu.com/physlets/DaisyWorld/Daisy.htm

Good for teaching albedo and how different colored surfaces absorb more solar energy, and can affect the temperature of the planet.

UCAR: Tree Rings Simulation - Dendrochronology

https://scied.ucar.edu/tree-ring-interactive

Tree rings as proxy data to learn about past climates. Interactive simulation tells us about climate conditions in the past.

UCAR Center for Science Education Video Series

Ice cores: https://scied.ucar.edu/ice-cores-studying-past-climate-movie

Coral reefs: https://scied.ucar.edu/coral-studying-past-climate-movie

Lake sediments: https://scied.ucar.edu/coral-studying-past-climate-movie

Introduction to Quaternary Paleoecology

https://www.uib.no/filearchive/quatpalaeo_intro.pdf

Image-rich slides provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of Quaternary Paleoecology. Students could harvest these for information, or use them as a primer.

Oxygen Isotopes in Lakes

http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/507208/1/IsotopesLakes.pdf

Introduction to isotope analysis from lake sediments. What are they, what can they tell us, and examples.

Paleoecology: An untapped resource for teaching environmental change

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ884408.pdf

Foundational paper on paleoecology and rationale for teaching it in schools.