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A carbon footprint calculator that helps you see the carbon emissions from your travel, energy and water use, food choices, goods, and more.

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Information on practical things we can do in our daily lives to protect our living environment, save money, and contribute to good jobs for people in our community. The focus is on Tompkins County, NY, but many of the ideas can apply anywhere.

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Descriptions and analyses of solutions to reach Drawdown, the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. The solutions focus on all aspects of the climate equation—stopping the sources of greenhouse gas pollution, supporting and enhancing the sinks of carbon dioxide found in nature, and helping society achieve broader transformations.

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Information and tools to help communities understand and address their climate risks.

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Learn about fundamental Earth system processes and phenomena relevant to environmental and climate change.

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An interactive data visualization that shows different contributions to changes in Earth’s temperature since 1880—from both natural and human sources—and how they add up.

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Graphs of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The graphs combine data from measurements taken at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, and from Antarctic ice cores, and the time scales range from measurements taken during the current week to data from 800,000 years ago to the present.

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Graphs and maps of historical and projected climate variables for cities and any county in the contiguous United States.

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Graphs of climate variables and climate change indicators such as changing sea level, Arctic sea ice extent, and changes in glaciers.

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Animated map of global temperature change from 1884 to the present.

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A global map showing sea level trends measured by tide gauges.

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A vast amount of data, graphs, maps, and analyses about energy production and use, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

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A calculator that translates energy use and/or greenhouse gas emissions into equivalents from everyday activities such as driving a car, using electricity in a home, charging a smartphone, or running a coal-fired power plant. It also compares emissions avoided by recycling, using wind energy, and switching to LED lighting, and emission sequestered by planting trees.

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A content resource for teaching about climate change, though non-teachers can benefit from it, too. The guide includes the basics of climate change science, social science concepts important for teaching climate change, regional information, and climate change solutions.

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Resources for teaching about climate change, including toolkits, videos, workshops, and more.

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A collection of over 700 free, ready-to-use learning resources rigorously reviewed by educators and scientists, suitable for secondary through higher education classrooms. CLEAN also provides guidance on teaching about climate change and energy, and fosters an active network of educators.

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A portal for credible, engaging, and unbiased climate change teaching resources, for teachers of all subjects. The portal includes inquiry-based lesson plans designed by teachers for teachers.

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Education resources for learning about the Critical Zone—Earth’s near-surface layer, from the tops of the trees to the bottom of the groundwater. Resources can be filtered by grade level and include videos and Virtual Fieldwork Experiences.

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A free online toolkit for learning about Earth and its 4.5-billion-year history. Earth@Home is rich with free interactive content about Earth and its life, with a focus on geology, paleontology, climate, and the connections of Earth’s different systems.

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This list is nothing like comprehensive, but offers a sampling of resources that support teaching climate change across the curriculum, in disciplines including the sciences, humanities, math, technology, agriculture, music, driver education, and more.

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