Climate Education

Cornell University provides links to existing resources for teaching youth about climate impacts, and educating youth on how to address climate impacts.

Earthguide is dedicated to providing online materials for K-14 students, teachers, and the public that enhances lifelong learning and encourages positive action related to the management of the Earth, its living and natural resources and society.

ee capacity offers free resources as a primer for teachers seeking to integrate climate change into curriculum.

The Indigenous Climate Justice Symposium drew nearly 500 participants to the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at The Evergreen State College (Olympia, Wash.) on November 5-6, 2015. For those who missed all or part of the proceedings, these are some links to videos, the program, and background.
• November 5 keynote by Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, who spoke on “The Paris Climate Accord: Will it be a Crime Against Humanity and Mother Earth?” (including videos on Indigenous opposition to carbon trading): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nux4xpVDDlQ (1:43)
• November 6 panel on Fossil Fuel Connections, with tribal voices from the front and back ends of the oil and coal train routes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoRogDhRNUE (1:38)
• Program for the Indigenous Climate Justice Symposium: http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/ICJSProgram.pdf
• Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10207046424734413.1073742003.1...
• Reflections on the Symposium by students of the Evergreen host program “Resource Rebels: Environmental Justice Movements Building Hope”: http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/BlackboardReflections.jpg

Given the complexity of federal Indian law, it is helpful to start with a brief introduction to federal Indian law. Much of the information appearing in this first section of the annual update is repetitive of material included in previous updates. A review of these foundational principles may prove helpful. There are three potential sovereigns that may be able to assert jurisdiction in matters arising within Indian country: tribal government, state government, or the federal government. Which sovereign is legally capable of asserting jurisdiction often turns on two questions: (1) the political identity of the parties involved; and (2) the location of the action giving rise to the matter.

In order educate teachers and students about renewable energy technologies, the Florida Solar Energy Center has developed several environment and energy curricula for use by teachers.

The US Global Change Research Program is a hub for climate resources, data and multimedia. As part of their efforts, Globalchange.gov hosts a web catalogue of educators' resources, available here: http://www.globalchange.gov/browse/educators

GLISA has developed a variety of educational resources on climate impacts in the Great Lakes region, including a report and several videos.

This website provides publications and training webinars that cover the health impacts of climate change.

MADE-CLEAR is a natural outgrowth of Maryland and Delaware's shared regional climate change concerns and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education emphasis. Its primary goal is to build the partnerships among the states' research and teaching universities, public schools, federal agencies, and public and private sectors

More Than Scientists is a network, and community of scientists, making up 97% of the scientific community, as scientist and people who believe in climate change and are committed to addressing anthropogenic impacts on the Earth's climate. Here, scientists and anyone interested in climate science convene to discuss, share and learn new knowledge, facts, stories and news in relation to our changing environment. The network and its constituents are dedicated to understanding the Earth and climate science.

The Earth Observatory includes a variety of weather and climate data sources.

NASA's Science Education Program creates products using NASA's results in Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics research. The program sponsors educational activities at all levels of formal and informal education to provide opportunities for learners to investigate their world and their universe using unique NASA resources.

NASA has cataloged existing research about the ozone layer, and hosts web resources on ozone-related scientific data, including a live ozone hole watch.