Green Ninja

Climate vs Weather More Info
- Resources: Climate Central Video: Climate vs. weather
  Summary: Dr. Otis Brown of the University of Miami explains the differences between climate and weather, and long-term climate change compared to heat waves. Brown also discusses the utility of weather forecasts and climate models in today's society.
  Links: http://www.climatecentral.org/videos/web_features/climate_vs_weather
- Resources: Climate Article: Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation and E-Learning (CAMEL)
  Summary: An overview of how climate can be influenced by various systems such as weather, oceans, land cover, and solar radiation.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/151138/?topic=65884#gen0
- Resources: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group I: Chapter 1 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1.2 What is the Relationship between Climate change and Weather?
  Summary: The IPCC is the foremost leader in climate change science. This chapter gives the history of climate change science. Yet for this topic section of Weather and Climate, FAQ 1.2: What is the Relationship between Climate change and Weather? section of the chapter, discusses how weather and climate are related and explains the argument of why scientists can predict climate trends 50 years from now and cannot predict weather a few weeks from now.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/153665/
  http://www.eoearth.org/article/IPCC_Fourth_Assessment_Report%2C_Working_Group_I:_Chapter_1
- Resources: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change, Climate Concepts
  Summary: A discussion of definitions and connections between climate and weather, geared towards students.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/basics/concepts.html
Ozone and Climate More Info
- Resources: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Ozone Good up High Bad Nearby
  Summary: Why and how Air Pollution effects climate change.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/basics/concepts.html
- Summary: A definition of the ozone hole.
  Links: http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/facts/hole_SH.html
- Resources: Nasa: What is the Ozone Hole?
  Summary: A discussion of what ozone is, and the differences between Stratospheric and Tropospheric ozone.
  Links: http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/facts/SH.html
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: Aerosols and Climate Change
  Summary: Explaining the role of aerosols and climate change; discussing the natural and anthropogenic causes.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_aerosols.html&edu=high
- Resources: Nasa: What is Ozone?
  Summary: A comprehensive discussion of how ozone is both a benefit and a pollutant.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/gooduphigh/
Understanding Air Pollution More Info
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: Air Pollution and Climate Change
  Summary: Why and how Air Pollution effects climate change.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/pollution_climate_change.html&edu=high
- Resources: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Ozone Good up High Bad Nearby
  Summary: A comprehensive discussion of how ozone is both a benefit and a pollutant.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/gooduphigh/
- Resources: Curriki: Photochemical Smog video
  Summary: A brief video on the causes of smog
  Links: http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_cwiebe/smog
- Resources: Curriki: The Greenhouse Effect
  Summary: The objective of this discussion is to: describe the nature of the greenhouse effect and identify the sources of global warming.
  Links: http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_Athabasca/Unit5-Lesson3TheGreenhouseEffect
- Resources: Curriki: A Greenhouse effect model
  Summary: Just how do greenhouse gases change the climate? Select the level of atmospheric greenhouse gases during an ice age, in the year 1750, today, or some time in the future and see how the Earth's temperature changes. Add clouds or panes of glass.
  Links: http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_phethelp/TheGreenhouseEffect?bc=&viewer=info
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: Greenhouse Effect and Greenhouse Gases
  Summary: An in-depth article covering how the greenhouse effect works, radiative forcing and greenhouse gases.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/greenhouse_effect_gases.html&edu=high
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: Earth's Greenhouse Gases
  Summary: A brief discussion of earth's greenhouse gases and animation of infrared radiation.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_greengas.html&edu=high
Understanding Evidence of a Changing Climate More Info
- Resources: CAMEL article: Greenhouse gas
  Summary: This article supports the understandings of greenhouse gases and discusses other effects on climate change such as: land uses.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/153147/
- Resources: CAMEL article: Land-use and land cover Change
  Summary: How land use changes can effect climate and biodiversity
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/154143/
- Resources: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group I: Chapter 2 Changes in Atmospheric constituents and in Radiative Forcing, Frequently Asked Question 2.1
  Summary: FAQ 2.1 How do Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change and How do They Compare with Natural Influences?
  Links: http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/faq-2-1.html
- Resources: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group I: Chapter 2 Changes in Atmospheric constituents and in Radiative Forcing, 2.5 Anthropogenic Changes in Surface Albedo ad the Surface energy budget
  Summary: An explanation of albedo and the interplay of energy absorption and reflection.
  Links: http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/ch2s2-5.html
- Resources: NOAA: Is Sea Level Rising?
  Summary: The evidence gathered by NOAA to explain that sea levels are increasing.
  Links: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/climate/factsheets/issea.pdf
- Resources: NOAA: Sea level Rise Coastal Flooding Impacts Views
  Summary: This tool allows the viewer to toggle with various sea levels to visualize the potential impacts.
  Links: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/tools/slrviewer/
- Resources: NOAA: Is the Amount of Snow and Ice on Earth Decreasing
  Summary: Satellite measurements and reports on a global scale which snow and ice on earth are decreasing.
  Links: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/climate/factsheets/isamount.pdf
- Resources: CAMEL article: Artic Sea Ice and Climate
  Summary: A review of current knowledge of impacts associated with Artic ice and the climates of the high-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Including: albedo and atmospheric temperatures
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/155932/
- Resources: CAMEL article: Climate and the Cryosphere
  Summary: An in-depth article on how scientists use on snow, glaciers, permafrost, and ice to explain how global temperatures are changing.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/151237/#gen4
- Resources: EPA: Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases
  Summary: Figures and graphs that show atmospheric concentrations of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/ghg/ghg-concentrations.html
- Resources: EPA: Artic sea ice
  Summary: Figures which show Artic sea ice from 1979 through 2009.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/snow-ice/sea-ice.html
- Resources: EPA: Glaciers
  Summary: Figures which show the change in volume of glaciers worldwide
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/snow-ice/glaciers.html
- Resources: EPA: Snow
  Summary: A graph of snow cover in North America, 1972-2008
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/snow-ice/snow-cover.html
- Resources: NASA: Observed Land Surface Precipitation Data: 1901-2000
  Summary: Graphs and maps which show observed Land Surface Precipitation Data: 1901-2000
  Links: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/precip_cru/
- Resources: EPA: U.S. and Global Temperature
  Summary: Graphs that detail U.S and Global Temperatures from 1901 to 2008/2009
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/weather-climate/temperature.html
Understanding Climate Models More Info
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: What is a Climate Model?
  Summary: A definition of a climate model.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_models2.html
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: How Climate Models Work?
  Summary: An explanation and background on climate models.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_models3.html
- Resources: Windows to the Universe: Climate Model Grid Movie
  Summary: This movie explains how Global Climate Models (GCM) are built. Atmospheric scientists use these complex computer models to study Earth's climate.
  Links: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/gcm_model_grid_video.html
- Resources: CAMEL article: Global Climate System Models
  Summary: This article is an in-depth overview of the different types of models used what they simulate and how.
  Links: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Global_Climate_System_Models
- Resources: NASA: Global Climate Modeling
  Summary: NASA's climate modeling program. A brief look into the focuses and goals.
  Links: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/projects/gcm/
- Resources: CAMEL article: Applications of Climate Model Results
  Summary: A discussion of various uses of models and what the results show such as: California Climate Change Assessments, dryland crop yields, flooding, heat waves and water resources in the western United States.
  Links: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Applications_of_Climate_Model_Results?topic=54246
- Resources: IPCC: Environmental Data and Scenarios
  Summary: Models at work, this site is a web of scenario data ranging from carb Dioxide to land cover and use.
  Links: http://www.ipcc-data.org/ddc_envdata.html
NASA Earth Science Overview
Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on the Biosphere More Info
- Resources: United States Global Research Program
  Summary: This site allows the navigator to explore your ecoregion and has a toolkit section with download material for teaching recourses. The resources include: Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands Teachers Guide, climate cycle activities, Global Warming Wheel Card, and case studies.
  Links: http://www.globalchange.gov/resources/educators/toolkit
- Resources: CAMEL Video: Changing Planet: Adaptation of Species
  Summary: This video addresses the impact of climate change on several butterfly populations. Warming temperatures lead to shifts in location of populations of butterflies or die-offs of populations unable to adapt to changing conditions or shift to new locations.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/175972/
- Resources: CAMEL article: Permafrost in the Artic
  Summary: An article discussing the changes and impacts of permafrost as a result of a changing climate.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/155185/
- Resources: American Museum of natural History video: The Ecology of Climate Change.
  Summary: A good look into the effects of climate on boreal forests and permafrost.
  Links: http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/?sid=b.f.alaska_greening.20100712
- Resources: CAMEL article: Biodiversity
  Summary: An overview of biodiversity.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/150560/
Climate Change and Energy More Info
- Resources: CAMEL article: Fossil Fuels
  Summary: A description of fossil fuels, how they are formed and the environmental impacts they can cause.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/152839/
- Resources: The Encyclopedia of Earth article: Energy type, distribution, and consumption
  Summary: An article introducing energy types, distribution, consumption by sector and fuel.
  Links: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Energy_type,_distribution,_and_consumption
- Resources: EPA: Coal Energy
  Summary: How electricity is formed form coal and the environmental impacts.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/coal.html
- Resources: EPA: Electricity from Natural Gas
  Summary: How electricity is formed form natural gas and the environmental impacts.
- Resources: EPA: Electricity from Oil
  Summary: How electricity is formed form oil and the environmental impacts.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/affect/oil.html
- Resources: EPA: Energy and You
  Summary: The connections between the power we use and were the that power is derived.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/index.html#impact
- Resources: EPA: Use Less Energy
  Summary: A students guide to simple solutions of using less energy.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/solutions/actions/less-energy.html
- Resources: CAMEL: MODULE/UNIT : Module/Unit: Linking Climate Change to the Energy Economy
  Summary: The goal of this module is to better understand where energy is derived, how energy is consumed, and how energy is lost.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/168859/?topic=66097
- Resources: CAMEL article: Aviation and Climate Change
  Summary: A detailed look into how aircraft travel effects greenhouse gas emissions.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/150339/?topic=65884
- Resources: CAMEL video: America's Energy Future from the National Academies
  Summary: This video from the U.S. National Academies summarizes the energy challenges the United States faces, the technological challenges, and the need for behavior and policy changes required to meet the challenge.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/176230/?topic=66189
- Resources: NASA: Clean Energy
  Summary: Definitions of renewable energy sources
  Links: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/greenspace/clean-energy.html
- Resources: Climate Central Video: Wind Energy
  Summary: An overview of wind energy in the United States.
  Links: http://www.climatecentral.org/videos/web_features/videosweb_featureswind_energy/
- Resources: CAMEL article: Cellulosic biofuels
  Summary: An in-depth article of what cellulosic biofuels are and what the hurdles behind mass production of biofuels are.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles/view/166797/?topic=65884#gen2
Climate Change and Food Systems More Info
- Resources: The Encyclopedia of Earth article: Agriculture and Climate Change
  Summary: This article discusses the many connections of the agricultural industry and climate change. The article covers: agricultural sources of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks.
  Links: http://www.eoearth.org/article/Agriculture_and_Climate_Change#gen18
- Resources: USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) article: The effects of Climate change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity.
  Summary: The U.S. Global Research Program report Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3): The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States integrates the Federal research efforts of 13 agencies on climate and global change.
  Links: http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects.html
- Resources: EPA article: Agriculture and Food Supply Impacts & Adaptation
  Summary: This site allows the navigator to read two articles regarding Agriculture, one discusses the climate impacts on agriculture and the other are adaptation measures for agriculture.
  Links: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/agriculture.html#impacts
- Resources: EPA: A student's guide to agriculture
  Summary: This site offers a brief overview of the climate change effects on agriculture. The site also offers a link for students to take guided video tour of various locations of the world explaining the predicted impacts of climate change.
  Links: http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/impacts/effects/agriculture.html
- Resources: Yale Environment 360 article: What Rising Temperatures May Mean for the Word's Wine Industry
  Summary: A good example of how climate change will effect products and cycles you may have not considered.
  Links: http://e360.yale.edu/feature/what_global_warming_may_mean_for_worlds_wine_industry/2478/
Climate change and Water Resources More Info
- Resources: National Geographic website: A Freshwater Story
  Summary: A short interactive story about the earth's fresh water.
  Links: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/
- Resources: Santa Clara Valley Water District article: Climate Change and Water Resources
  Summary: A brief overview of the effects of climate change on water resources.
  Links: http://www.valleywater.org/EkContent.aspx?id=2214&terms=climate+change
- Resources: Natural Resources Defense Council publication: Energy Down the Drain
  Summary: This publication highlights the how much energy is used to supply Californians with water.
  Links: http://www.nrdc.org/water/conservation/edrain/contents.asp
- Resources: Natural Resources Defense Council website: Ready or not: How Water-ready is Your State
  Summary: This site has both a video and a report discussing the preparedness of all fifty states in dealing with the impacts of climate and water resources.
  Links: http://www.nrdc.org/water/readiness/
- Resources: CAMEL module: Colorado River Supply
  Summary: "This curriculum module looks at climate change impacts that affect the Colorado River right now. The data shows possible consequences to various user groups, and suggest solutions to adapt to and mitigate these changes."
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/170549/
- Resources: National Geographic article: What Does Climate Change Mean for water in the Colorado River Basin?
  Summary: This article discusses the far reaching climate change effects of the Colorado river Basin?
  Links: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/06/20/what-does-climate-change-mean-for-water-in-the-colorado-river-basin/
- Resources: CAMEL Lecture: Global Water
  Summary: Students will learn about a number of the issues affecting global water. Through videos, course readings, a case study review, and a hands-on activity, students will walk away with a foundational understanding of a complex and multifaceted issue.
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/175230/
- Resources: National Geographic website: The Hidden Water Use
  Summary: A great website which shows the water footprint of various products (It takes 3,170 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of chocolate!!)
  Links: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/embedded-water/
- Resources: Aquafornia video: A Climate of Change
  Summary: A comprehensive video encompassing evidence of climate change and how it will effect and impact California's water cycle. Highlighting the snow pack and change in rain regime.
  Links: http://www.aquafornia.com/archives/57259/
- Resources: CAMEL video: Water Cycle
  Summary: A series of videos which cover three questions: How will climate change affect the water cycle?, How will climate change affect water supplies in the western United States?, and Does the ocean reveal anything about the impact of climate change on the global water cycle?
  Links: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/171173/?topic=66032
MESA: Carbon Footprint More Info
- Resources: Footprint Renovation Activity
  Summary: The activity watches Green Ninja: Footprint Renovation and then goes on to understand what actions the Green Ninja took to reduce the size of the man's feet. Then, students calculate their own footprint, first using a paper calculation and then online. The paper calculation is given below.
  Links: footprint_renovation_activity.pdf
- Resources: How Big is my Ecological Footprint Activity
  Summary: A teacher-friendly Ecological Footprint Calculator that can be done on paper by your students. There is a good introduction and references.
  Links: How_big_is_my_ecological_footprint.pdf
Intro to Product Life Cycles: The Story of our Stuff

"Atmosphere composition with Rice - visualizing trace gases. Students will gain an appreciation for how small the actual amount of CO2 is in the atmosphere. This suggests that sometimes small things to make a difference.
atm-composition-with-rice.doc
"Sea level rise - Sea Ice vs. Land Ice. Students will see for themselves how the melting of sea ice does not increase sea level, while the melting of land ice does increase sea level.
Sea Level Ice Student Sheet.doc
"Is Grandpa right, where winters really colder when he was a boy. Students use NASAData to explore how temperatures have changed over the last few decades.
My NASA Data_grandpa.doc
"Tracking air quality. Students will learn about air quality and air pollution through an investigation of real air quality data.
tracking_air_quality.pdf
"Trouble in the Troposphere - A Lesson on Tropospheric Ozone" - activity using datasets from MyNASAData, students produce graphs comparing monthly and yearly ozone of several U.S. cities.
https://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/preview_lesson.php?&passid=15
Tools: Infrared Thermometer and LED Bulb
Summary: Measure the Operating temperatures and energy usage of different light sources to determine which types of bulbs are most efficient.
Resources: http://www.edc-ctp.org/EnergyAuditPresentation/What's%20My%20Temperature%20Lab%20Activity.pdf
Tools: Infrared Thermometer and LED Bulb
Summary: A lesson plan from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (Pg. 19). A comparison of heat and energy used and emitted from incandescent bulbs, CFL bulbs, and LED bulbs measured by infrared (IR) thermometer.
Resources: http://www.clarkson.edu/highschool/k12/project/documents/energysystems/7-Household-Conservation-Efficiency.pdf
Tools: Kila-watt meter
Summary: Classroom Energy Audit.
Resources: http://learn.kidwind.org/sites/default/files/energy_efficiency.pdf
Tools: Kila-watt meter
Summary: Kila-watt meter Activity.
Resources: http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/Kill%20A%20Watt.pdf
"The Big Energy Gamble" Students conduct an energy audit to determine how much carbon dioxide their family is releasing into the atmosphere and then make recommendations for minimizing their family's carbon footprint.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3519_energy.html
Food has Energy Activity
http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/Activity%203%20-%20Food%20Has%20Energy.pdf
Forms of Energy Activity
http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/Activity%204%20-%20Forms%20of%20Energy.pdf
The Science of Solar Energy (Incorporate Infrared Thermometer)
http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/BACKGROUND-ScienceOfEnergy_0.pdf
Activity for Radiative forcing: How to make a solar cooker
http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/Activity%201%20-%20Solar%20Cookers.pdf
Activity for Weather/Radiative forcing: Build a Solar Water Purifier
http://www.solar4rschools.org/sites/all/files/Activity%204%20-%20Build%20a%20Solar%20Water%20Purifier.pdf
Carbon Cycle Worksheet
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_kimhandle/Lesson6CarbonCycleWorksheet?bc=&viewer=info
Tools: Kila-watt meter
Summary: A lesson plan from Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (Pg. 7). Measuring the power consumption of various household items. .
Resources: http://www.clarkson.edu/highschool/k12/project/documents/energysystems/7-Household-Conservation-Efficiency.pdf
Additional resource to convert kWh totals to carbon emissions based on fossil fuel source:
http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/environment/calculator/assumptions.shtml
Additional resource to expand on watt meter data, PG&E's appliance energy calculator:
http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/resources/appliancecalculator/
Tools: Module: Climate Change and Snow Cover Patterns
Summary: This learning module integrates NASA resources with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, National Climate Data Center (NCDC), and basic statistical analysis to create an exercise that evaluates spatial patterns of the Spring freezing line during past climates and the likely shifting of this line in the wake of anticipated temperature increases in the future (9-12)
Resources: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/167831/?topic=66010
Tools: LECTURE: Global Water
Summary: Students will learn about a number of the issues affecting global water. Through videos, course readings, a case study review, and a hands-on activity, students will walk away with a foundational understanding of a complex and multifaceted issue.
Resources: http://www.camelclimatechange.org/resources/view/175230/
Tools: Nasa's Climate Kids
Summary: This site offers many games and activities for kids such as: Bag a t-shirt, migration concentration and make a mini-garden. It also offers educator resources.
Resources: http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/educatorResources/

Green Ninja Videos

Climate Science Course (CLIM 101)

Episode: 3: Introduction to Climate and Climate Change (14:33)
Climate vs. weather;Nonlinear systems;Proxies: tree rings, sea ice, etc.;Concentrations of GHCs;Ice core data
Episode 4: Complex Systems and Feedbacks (19:16)
Nonlinear systems; components can't be isolated;Equilibrium and stability;Feedback - scientific usage vs. everyday meanings;Forcings;ice albedo feedback;clouds;Examples of + and - feedback loops
Episode 7: Earth's Atmosphere (10:13)
Composition;Layers - troposphere and stratosphere;O3/CFCs;Optical window - EM spectrum;Insolation;Earth's albedo
Episode 8: Earth's Energy Balance (12:35)
Earth's energy budget (refers back to albedo);Watts/m2;Blackbody;Venus
Episode 21: Climate Models and Social Scenarios (11:58)
GCMs complexity and limits;Scale of data; size on grid size (boxes) - how much detail?;Success in simulating recent climate/temperatures?;Nature forcings vs. human influence;Thresholds/tipping points;
Episode 22: GCC: Projections based on Models/Projections (12:15)
Peer review process and importance of collaboration/IPCC;The Anthropocene;What choices (population, economics, environment, etc,) will people make?;Use scenarios or storylines to assess possibilities;Uneven geographic distribution of changes in temp. and precipitation;Uncertainty in SL projections - possible tipping points
Episode 33: Energy Resources (12:45)
Overview of types of resources categorized according to Earth's spheres;Discussion of limits of scale for hydro, wave, tides, geothermal (reference to the Geysers);Perpetual, renewable, nonrenewable resources

NASA

New Simulation Shows Consequence of a World Without Earth's Natural Sunscreen
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/world_avoided.html
Ozone hole watch: Images, data and information for the Southern Hemisphere
http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/
GISS Institute on Climate and Planets lessons and modules. May be a little to advanced for middle school
http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/
NASA's central hub on climate change
http://climate.nasa.gov/
NASA's site for kids
http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/educatorResources/

Other Resources

Common Core -Santa Clara County Office of Education
http://www.sccoe.k12.ca.us/depts/esb/standards/
Next Generation Science Standards
http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards/
Educaiton and the Environment (EEI) Initiative
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/education/eei/
Great map of climate extremes around the world. Climate Hot Map -Union of Concerned Scientists
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Excellent resource for peer reviewed climate related materials and lessons. Peer CAMEL (Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning)
Great science portal for educators with lots of materials on earth science. Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/earth.html
Interactive map that shows changes in temperature and precipitation based on IPCC scenarios and various climate models (including ensembles). This is pretty easy to use.
http://www.climatewizard.org/
Global and regional climate change online course. Course units include: Our global climate system; Observations of Climate Change; Global Climate Change; Climate Modeling; Regional Climate Change. Teachers can get credit for this course.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/climatechange/
The Global Carbon Budget: 1960 to 2100: Interactive applet showing how altering sources and sinks will impact atmospheric CO2 (based on IPCC projections). Pretty cool, but probably needs specific instructions.
http://carboncycle.aos.wisc.edu/carbon-budget-tool/
Additional resource to convert kWh totals to carbon emissions based on fossil fuel source
http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/environment/calculator/assumptions.shtml
Additional resource to expand on watt meter data, PG&E's appliance energy calculator:
http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/resources/appliancecalculator/

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