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Sessions of our laboratory-based physics course have been “meeting” synchronously online instead of on campus due to the pandemic. Shifting to remote instruction prompted us to create online versions of the course....

By Emily van Zee, Elizabeth Gire, Kelby T. Hahn, and Mackenzie Belden

Climate Change Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Teaching Strategies Technology

Blog Post

Climate Change Causes Extreme Weather Events: Yes, No, or Wrong Question?

By Ann Reid, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education

Climate Change Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

The American Geophysical Union Steps It Up on Climate Science Education

By Michael E. Wysession, Tanya Furman, Missy Holzer, Jacqueline Houghton, Cathryn A. Manduca, Stephanie Pfirman, Victor J. Ricchezza, and Vincent Tong

Informal Education Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Instructional Materials Literacy STEM

Journal Article

Interdisciplinary Lessons on Energy and Entropy

This article presents ideas and narratives of an experiment on the concept of energy developed for an honors seminar on energy and a mechanics course. We argue that energy is an idea best taught in an interdisciplinary manner. While most physics cour...

By Mika Munakata, Ashwin Vaidya, and Dirk Vanderklein

Postsecondary Climate Change Interdisciplinary Physical Science

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1.5°C May Not Seem Like Much, But It’s a Really Big Deal. Here’s Why.

By Ann Reid, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education

Climate Change Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Innovations in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning of Earth and Environmental Science, with a Focus on Climate Change

In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention setting and instructional leve...

By Gillian M. Puttick, Brian Drayton, and Christina Silva

Postsecondary Climate Change Environmental Science Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Supporting Three-Dimensional Learning From Students’ Questions About Water With a Storyline Unit

By Gretchen Brinza, Katie Larson, Amy McGreal, and Michael Novak

Climate Change Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Working on a Pollution Solution

By Frances Hamilton and Kelli Welch

Elementary Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Earth & Space Science Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

By Jonathan Griffith and Margaret Kozick-Kingston

Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Labs Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning

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Archive: Science Update: Sea Level Rise – What it is; Why it's such a problem; What we can do about it, April 7, 2022

Every day NOAA scientists, technicians, and engineers work to monitor, understand, and predict environmental threats facing our nation. Among the most serious of these is sea level rise. Rising sea levels are pushin...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Climate Change Computer Science Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science STEM Technology