A Guide to Climate Change for Kids
Provided by: NASA Climate Kids|Published on: March 12, 2024
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Science, English Language Arts
Authors: NASA Climate Kids
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This easy-to-follow reference guide helps students comprehend various climate change topics, such as greenhouse gasses, sea level rise, and the difference between weather and climate.
- Students will learn the answers to basic climate change questions and investigate further using linked videos, articles, and graphics.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Each climate change question and short answer also has a link to a more in-depth explanation, including a mixture of videos, animated graphics, and colorful visuals.
- Each of the ten questions, answers, and related links can be a stand-alone lesson, so teachers can create a two-week unit using this website.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers can download this resource as a PDF.
- The link for NASA citizen science projects does not work on the PDF, only on the webpage.
- Teachers and students will need internet access.
- Some of the links lead to the same resource.
Differentiation
- There are ten climate change questions and answers with linked resources, so English teachers can assign small-group research projects and have students give verbal presentations to fulfill the speaking and listening standards.
- Teachers can strategically assign the topics with a video and less text for auditory learners and assign the more text-heavy ones to students with a lot of reading stamina and visual learners.
- Science teachers can have students work with the linked NASA Citizen Science Projects for further study.
- There are links to extension resources such as climate change games, videos, hands-on activities, and green career interviews.
This resource is an all-inclusive manual for taking climate action. It would support young people to discover fresh perspectives on environmental sustainability and conservation.
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