Resources and Tools | NOAA Climate.gov

Educational Resources: Search the CLEAN Collection

Find and download scientifically and pedagogically reviewed digital resources for teaching about climate's influence on you and society and your influence on climate.

2 Results for

(-) Remove Our understanding of climate filter Our understanding of climate
(-) Remove Climate System filter Climate System
(-) Remove Climate is complex filter Climate is complex
(-) Remove 2 c Greenhouse effect filter 2 c Greenhouse effect
(-) Remove Atmospheric Composition filter Atmospheric Composition
(-) Remove 5 c Observations, experiments, and theory are used to construct and refine computer models filter 5 c Observations, experiments, and theory are used to construct and refine computer models

Interpretations: Reading the Book of Earth

In this activity, students graph and analyze methane data, extracted from an ice core, to examine how atmospheric methane has changed over the past 109,000 years in a case study format. Calculating the rate of change of modern methane concentrations, they compare the radiative forcing of methane and carbon dioxide and make predictions about the future, based on what they have learned from the data and man's role in that future.

Investigating Climate Change at a Macroscopic and Microscopic Level

This activity uses two interactive simulations to illustrate climate change, 1) at the micro/molecular level - modeling the impact of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere on surface temperature and 2) at the macro level - modeling changes in glacier thickness and flow as a result of rising surface temperature.