PBS Global Climate Change

This NASA site is a collection of very readable graphs that clearly show change over a student's lifetime in the areas of carbon dioxide, Artic Sea ice, sea level,  global surface temperature, etc.  Each graph includes a brief explanation "What Does This Mean?" 

This site, by the EPA, has a great climate change quiz that would be a great pretest for a climate change study.  It is easy to navigate and very readable informational text.  Not many visuals, so the content would be valued as content, not pictures.  This site is progressive, starting with What is Climate Change? and goes through We CAN Make A Difference!  All the way through the site there are links back to previous pages of concepts kids might have trouble understanding. Very reader friendly.

gives another perspective on why there is so much confustion on the issue

gives different perspectives on the controversy of global climate change

Possibly the most helpful resource I have found for verifying scientific information I am considering presenting to my 4th graders.  Not only does the NASA NEON network connect you with other teachers, it also connects you with NASA scientists, NEON staff, and others in the know about all sorts of topics related to global climate change.  I'm not sure about other topics as I haven't explored that avenue . . . YET!

This NASA ScienceCast asks the question "What Happened to all the Snow?"  It explains the phenomena of La Nina and Artic Oscillation as it relates to the record high temperatures found in 2012.  It has a nice correlation to sled dogs being confused by the changes which would cross-connect to our Iditarod study.

Astronaut Ron Garan's blog reflecting on the power of collaboration to solve the Earth's problems.  The site includes a BEAUTIFUL time lapse photography video of the Earth taken the last week he was aboard the International Space Station.  Another video posted on the same site is a challenge from Ron to all of Earth's inhabitants:  If human ingenuity can land humans on the moon, figure out how to house people for extended times in space, and how to get a research vehicle on Mars, we surely can figure out how to solve issues like hunger, climate change, and greenhouse emissions here on Earth.  This would make a great final video message to show a class who has figured out their carbon footprint and challenge them to go farther.

This is a link to the NASA video "Our World: Going Green? What Does That Mean?  It is a 5 minutes video that would be a great introduction to a unit on climate change.  It overviews everything from what the earth is to taking action to live "greener."

This is a video clip about climate change in Austrailia and its effect on The Great Barrier Reef.  Very basic and does not include any part of the problem other than CO2

This website explores the idea of essential questioning by identifying traits of such questioning in a way that teachers can buy into the concept.

Dr Gavin Schmidt talks more about updates in climate change

Great interactive map with layers to show climate zones, human footprints, co2 emissions, and much more. Great for IWB, or students to explore on their own.

K-12 guide to web sites to teach climate changes

A pretty comprehensive guide to resources for K-12 teachers to create lessons and units on global warming and climate change that are STEM connected through easy adaptation.  

This site of the Environmental Defense Fund seems to be a synthesis of information from credible resources.  It is filled with capture words that link to more information to better help the reader understand the complexities of global warming and climate change.

a look at the pros and cons of wind power.

just a basic overview of climate change