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Urban Heat IslandsUrban Heat Islands
Urban Heat Islands
Ages 14-18 | Grades 9-12

Empower students to become informed citizens and active participants in democracy through climate knowledge and data science.

PD Available
Right Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy NetworksRight Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy Networks
Right Beneath Our Feet: Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy Networks
Ages 14-18 | Grades 9-12

Introduce young learners to the principles of geothermal networks and their role in the energy transition.

PD Available
Climate Change Happens Below WaterClimate Change Happens Below Water
Climate Change Happens Below Water
Ages 10-18 | Grades 5-12

Using affordable sensors and the MIT App Inventor platform, learners gather and analyze water quality data related to pH and soluble materials.

PD Available
Earth StoryEarth Story
Earth Story
Ages 10-18 | Grades 5-12

Explore building and design for a climate resilient future in a hands-on, accessible way.  

Climate Change CharadesClimate Change Charades
Climate Change Charades
Ages 5-18 | Grades K-12

Reinforcing climate change-related concepts in a fun, collaborative way for everyone. 

Endangered LanguagesEndangered Languages
Endangered Languages
Ages 11-13 | Grades 6-8

This expansive unit introduces endangered languages and biodiversity in the context of climate change.

Industrial Revolution and Climate ChangeIndustrial Revolution and Climate Change
Industrial Revolution and Climate Change
Ages 12-13 | Grades 7-8

Connecting Industrial Revolution developments to the advances in our understanding of climate science

Climate and Renewable EnergyClimate and Renewable Energy
Climate and Renewable Energy
Ages 11-13 | Grades 6-8

Exploring the electrical grid system, and the concerns and costs around adopting solar and wind power

Baby Boom and Avoiding DoomBaby Boom and Avoiding Doom
Baby Boom and Avoiding Doom
Ages 12-18 | Grades 7-12

From Baby Boom to the first Earth Day, this curriculum activity follows post-WW2 population growth and environmental activism accomplishments

Coastal Climate ScienceCoastal Climate Science
Coastal Climate Science
Ages 11-18 | Grades 6-12

Learn how climate change is affecting coastal ecosystems.

Making Sense of Our SurroundingsMaking Sense of Our Surroundings
Making Sense of Our Surroundings
Ages 8-18 | Grades 3-12

An introduction to data literacy concepts through the lens of weather and climate change.

Ecobits ExplorersEcobits Explorers
Ecobits Explorers
Ages 11-18 | Grades 6-12

Environmental Data Collection and Analysis using Micro:bits

Telling Climate Stories with DataTelling Climate Stories with Data
Telling Climate Stories with Data
Ages 13-18 | Grades 8-12

Use data analysis and machine learning on global data sets to “tell a story” of the localized, human impacts on climate.

PLIX Cube SatsPLIX Cube Sats
PLIX Cube Sats
Ages 8-18 | Grades 3-12

A series of workshops for exploring outer space environments using small, instrument- and sensor-laden spacecraft

PLIX Urban EcologyPLIX Urban Ecology
PLIX Urban Ecology
Ages 8-18 | Grades 3-12

Develop your learners' landscape literacy and environmental appreciation through hands-on exploration, data collection, and creation.

PD Available