Climate Change Education Module - DEP

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Climate Change Education Module

How is climate change affecting New York City and what can we do to take action? These multi-disciplinary lessons and activities introduce students and teachers to a range of New York City specific climate topics. Within the module, you’ll find a thorough resource list to help familiarize yourself with climate-education, a cross-walk that highlights the module’s connection to standards, interviews from local climate-professionals, and more!

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Climate Change Information and Resources

Download Why Teach about Climate Change?

Download the Climate Change Introduction Presentation

Download Additional Climate Resources

Download the Climate Change Module Glossary

Download the Climate Change Module Standards Alignment

Download the Green Jobs in the Field with Mark Chambers Article

Download the Green Jobs in the Field with Jennifer McDonnell Article

Climate Science Lessons and Worksheets

Download Creating the Systems Thinking Web

Download Understanding Objects with Systems Thinking

Download Distinguishing between Weather and Climate

Download the Distinguishing between Weather and Climate Presentation

Download Recording Weather and Climate

Download Modeling the Earth’s Atmosphere

Download Becoming Greenhouse Gases

Download Calculating our Ecological Footprint

Download Accepting the Anthropocene

Download Connecting Climate Change to the Water Cycle

Climate Change Systems Lessons and Worksheets

Download Analyzing the Urban Heat Island Effect

Download Discovering New York City’s Water Supply System

Download Navigating New York City’s Wastewater System

Download Placing Climate Change in New York City

Download Approaching the School Climate Solutions Challenge

Download Educating Others About Climate Change

Download Breaking Down OneNYC

Download Exploring Resiliency with the NPCC

Download the Exploring Resiliency with the NPCC Worksheet

Download Building Resiliency in New York City