Climate Change

Perhaps the most pressing environmental issue of our time, climate change is a complex and challenging topic to teach. Furthermore, students and adults alike often feel powerless in the face of imminent global change. EE Week provides the following resources and tools to help educators engage students in learning about our changing climate and what they can do to make a difference. 

• Carbon Footprint Calculator Online carbon footprint calculators are an excellent way to estimate the carbon dioxide emssions resulting from ones daily activities, such as household electricity use, food choices and transportation. EE Week partnered with Zerofootprint to develop this online calculator specifically for youth.
• Climate Change Curricula Teaching about climate change can often be challenging and even intimidating for many educators. EE Week provides access to science-based, grade-appropriate lesson plans on climate change, tied to national, state and local learning standards and easily implemented in the classroom. 
• Climate Change Resources EE Week's list of climate change resources provides links to online tools, information and organizations with objective, scientific information on the Earth's climate.   

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