Teaching Climate - NOAA Climate.gov
Climate.gov’s Teaching Climate section offers reviewed learning activities and curriculum materials, multimedia resources, and professional development opportunities for formal and informal educators who want to incorporate climate into their work.
Toolbox for Teaching Climate & Energy - NOAA Climate.gov
The Toolbox for Teaching Climate & Energy has been created to organize and highlight resources from numerous educational and science partners and programs all working toward the supporting teachers and education systems.
Weather and Climate Events - NOAA Climate.gov
This detailed animated map shows global weather and climate events from the beginning of 2009 to the present. As the animation plays, specific events are highlighted to provide context and details for the viewer.
Teaching Climate - NOAA Climate.gov
In this video, a spokesperson for the National Climactic Data Center describes the methods of using satellites (originally designed for observing changes in the weather) to study changes in climate from decade to decade.
Climate and Weather | NOAA Climate.gov
This video discusses the differences between climate and weather by defining and presenting examples of each. When presenting examples of weather, the video focuses on severe events and how meteorologists predict and study the weather using measurement, satellites, and radar.
Wild Weather - NOAA Climate.gov
This is an excellent way to learn how to observe extreme weather patterns form satellite images. The resource includes a number of quizzes using satellite images, and a set of assessment questions. Embedded animations and interactives are effective in augmenting and illustrating important weather concepts.
Introduction to the 2024 Climate Literacy Guide
Climate literacy is an understanding of how the climate system works, how human actions influence climate, and how climate influences people and other parts of the Earth system. Climate literacy is important because people who understand the processes, causes, and effects of climate change are better able to assess evidence and claims about ...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change - NOAA Climate.gov
Extreme Weather and Climate Change Earth Now This video explores what scientists know about how changes in global climate and increasing temperatures affect different extreme weather events.
CoCoRaHS: Weather vs Climate - NOAA Climate.gov
This animated video describes the difference between weather and climate in a fun and engaging way. It provides a brief overview of both topics and covers common misconceptions and logical fallacies about climate and weather differences.
Food and Climate Change Curriculum - NOAA Climate.gov
Comprehensive curriculum/unit to teach how food systems affect climate change. Strong use of real data is embedded throughout. Full lessons, mini-lessons, and short videos are presented.