Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides and Online Environmental Resources for Educators: Climate Change
Find an array of environmental and science based lesson plans, activities and ideas below from EPA, other federal agencies and external organizations. Encontrar recursos para estudiantes y maestros.
Topics: Air | Climate Change | Ecosystems | Energy | Health | Waste | Water
Electric School Bus Activity Book
This educational activity book allows elementary school children to explore topics related to the electric school buses, public health, and climate change through coloring, games, riddles, and storytelling. The activity book also has associated parent and teacher guides to provide additional resources and information.
Grades: K-5
Type of Resource: Activity Book and Teacher/Parent Guides
Generate! Game
An interactive board game developed by EPA scientists called Generate! enables players to explore energy choices and the environment and gets students “energized” in some friendly competition. The game is a teaching tool that can be used to understand the costs and benefits of the energy choices we make; find out what happens if the mix of energy sources changes in the future and learn what energy choices mean for our climate, air, water, and overall environmental quality.
Grades: 6-12
Type of Resource: Board game and teacher guides.
NASA's Climate Kids
Geared toward students, the multimedia-rich Climate Kids site uses games, humorous illustrations and animations to help break down the important issue of climate change.
Grades: K-12
NOAA's Education Resources Website
Explore this site to find the information you need to teach students about weather, climate change, and oceans. You'll find activities, background information, and much more!
Grades: 6-12
NOAA's Discover Your Changing World Activity Book
This free activity book will introduce your students to the essential principles of climate science and what you can do to protect our Earth.
EPA Publications
EPA has many publications on every environmental subject that you can download or order. See our predefined searches below on specific search terms to help you view our publication offerings from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP).
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