Climate and Environment

Resources for teaching climate change and environmental education

Climate Learning Teaching Tools. https://stemteachingtools.org/sp/climate-learning. Practice briefs and resources for climate education.
An Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators. https://www.existentialtoolkit.com. Crowdsourced resources for climate justice educators focused on the emotional impact of climate disruption.
National Center for Science Education (NCSE). https://ncse.ngo/supporting-teachers/classroom-resources. Lesson sets on the nature of science, evolution, climate change, and misconceptions.
Learning for a Sustainable Future. https://climatelearning.ca/ Climate change inquiry guides for K-2, 3-6, and 7-12.
Subject to Climate. https://subjecttoclimate.org/lesson-plans. Climate science resources and teacher generated lessons. Companion lessons to book on climate justice and action.
All We Can Save. https://www.allwecansave.earth/for-educators. Companion lessons to book on climate justice and action.
A kid's guide to climate change. (2023). National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1144849154/climate-change-kids-guide#print Printable comic
Architecture Playshop. https://www.mcgill.ca/architectureplayshop/. McGill University. Elementary school level modules on climate migration.
Eriksson, A. (2022). Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate Crisis. https://canadacommons.ca/artifacts/2300805/urgent-message-from-a-hot-planet/3061333/. E-book on climate change.

Learning in Places. http://learninginplaces.org. Family and classroom resources for land-based science learning.
Planting Science. https://plantingscience.org/about. A student-teacher partnership promoting plant-based learning in 6-12+ grade classrooms.
Take Me Outside. https://takemeoutside.ca/resource-directory/educational-resources/. Diverse range of resources for outdoor science learning.
Green Bronx Machine. https://greenbronxmachine.org/curriculum/. A whole-school curriculum that aligns the art and science of growing vegetables with academic instruction in all subject areas.
Water First Education and Training. https://waterfirst.ngo/what-we-do/indigenous-schools/education-resources/. Fun, hands-on, and informative Water Science education resources. Printable water science learning packs created in consultation with educators working in the First Nations education system.

Wilson, A. & Loutitt, S. (2021). Queering Indigenous Land-Based Education. (pp. 219 - 231). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65368-2_11. This chapter aims to demonstrate the importance of our relationships with water, land, and place in order to disrupt and reorient our education and knowledge systems.