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Sea Level Rise

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Sea Level Rise Maps An interactive sea level rise map of the world
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American Museum of Natural History An excellent 5 minute film on sea level rise
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Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Arizona Sea level rise interactive map
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Practical Uses of Math and Science A middle school activity on sea level rise
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Pew Center on Global Climate Change Basic information on past, present, and projected future sea level rises by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
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Dept. of Geosciences, Univ. of Arizona Interactive sea level rise map showing population displacement and global regions affected.
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Ctr of Excellence for Geospatial Info Science Neat graphics showing effects of sea level rise in different areas of the world and percentage of population affected in each region.
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CNN.com /technology A CNN article about sea level rise
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Climate Change

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Digital Library for Earth System Education Search by grade level to find a variety of educational resources for any aspect of climate and climate change.
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Digital Library for Earth System Education Free web seminars for teachers, from the Digital Library for Earth System Education, focusing on polar climate change and its effect on habitats.
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Climate Choices Extremely neat website by the Union of Concerned Scientists with informative articles and graphics demonstrating the impacts of global warming on climate, human health, agriculture, and other aspects of daily life in California and the Northeastern U.S.
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Climate Choices Brief overview of global warming by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Union of Concerned Scientists Interesting graphics and articles from the Union of Concerned Scientists showing the impacts of global warming on the climate and water cycle of the Great Lakes Region and solutions to remedy these impacts.
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Live Earth News, information, and short videos about global warming, climate change, and ways to help reduce greenhouse emissions.
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Exploratorium: Global Climate Change Graphs, data, and details explaining how climate change affects the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere.
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MSNBC: Vital Signs of a Warming World Interactive map of videos, slide shows, stories, and information regarding the effects of climate change and global warming in many locations around the world.
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MSNBC: The Truth About Denial Interesting article from Newsweek focusing on groups and individuals who deny the existence of global warming.
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Driving Green Interesting environmental website with carbon emissions calculator for cars, trucks, and airplanes.
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Google Video: Blue Man Group Link to short video by the Blue Man Group demonstrating the effects of global warming on the planet.
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Climate Counts Informative site which rates the environmental friendliness of numerous companies in order to provide consumers with environmentally sound choices.
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Climate and Global Change All about climate for elementary and middle school students
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Koshland Science Museum An interactive website on global warming
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EPA: Climage Change Wheel Card A printable student wheel card
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EPA: Climate Change Links Fun sites of games and publications
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Top Ten Things Ten facts about global warming
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Climate Status Investigations Middle and high school interdisciplinary curriculum on climate change
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National Geographic A news article about Antarctic penguins declining
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CReSIS: Global Warming Power point about global warming
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WWF: Polar Bear Tracker An interactive polar bear tracker
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Climate Change Education.org Many links, articles and activities on climate change
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Pew Center on Global Climate Change Recent articles, facts and data about climate change
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Environmental Science Seminar Series (ESSS) Live real time exchanges on the Hill between environmental scientists and policy experts
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Communicating and Learning About Global Climate Change An Abbreviated Guide for Teaching Climate Change, from Project 2061 at AAAS (PDF 33 MB)
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EPA.gov What can you do?
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Penguin Science Understanding penguin response to climate and ecosystem change
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Glaciers

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Field Trips: Antarctica Virtual field trip of Antarctica
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National Snow and Ice Data Center Pictures and definitions of glacier terms
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Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets National Science Foundation Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets research and education site
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OSU: Ellen Mosely-Thompson Lecture Access to lecture by Ellen Mosely-Thompson entitled “Unique Insights into the Earth’s Climate History Preserved in its Cryosphere” given on May 25, 2005 at The Ohio State University
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International Geophysical Year: Films Collection of educational films from the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-1958 covering a wide variety of topics including the study of glaciers and ice sheets.
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Ctr of Excellence for Geospatial Info Science Images and information on ice sheet melting and subsequent sea level rises.
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CReSIS: Glacier Presentation Presentation about the movement, erosion, and breakup of glaciers by Richard Alley of Pennsylvania State University.
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The Ice Age Neat module with interactive demonstrations on the history and future of glaciers and climate change from the Journal of Earth Systems Science Education.
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Lawrence Journal World A Lawrence Journal World article with pictures of glacial research by CReSIS at KU
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The Washington Post A short video of scientists on the Jacobshaven glacier in 2007
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Polar Regions

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International Science Poles International Science Poles research site
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Antactric Sun Publication from McMurdo Station, Antarctica
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MaudNESS Cruise:Eastern Weddell Sea Journal and pictures of a research expedition on an icebreaker ship in Antarctica in 2005
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Polar Science Station Glossary, lessons and pollution in the Antarctic
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NSF: Arctic & Antarctic Classroom Resources Artic and Antarctic classroom resources
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NSF: U.S. South Pole Station Homepage of US South Pole Station that includes historical facts as well as video tours and information regarding current facility.
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Digital Library for Earth System Education Free web seminars for teachers, from the Digital Library for Earth System Education, focusing on polar climate change and its effect on habitats.
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Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center Links to websites and resources regarding polar climates, global climate change, and weather phenomena from the Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Education Center.
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AMS Environmental Science Seminar Series Achives Arctic Sea Ice Melt and Shrinking Polar Ice Sheets: Are Observed Changes Exceeding Expectations?
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University of Texas: Google Earth Antarctica Activity on Antarctic research bases that can be seen on Google Earth
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MSNBC Article on extinction of Antarctic penguins
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Polar Trek Link to Polar Trek teacher in Antarctica
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National Geographic Video clip of Antarctica's topography
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Polar Planet Palooza! Podcasts of research experiences
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Icebergs

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Trackstar: Icebergs Iceberg information and pictures
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PBS: Savage Seas Types of Ice
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Ocean World: Icebergs Everything you wanted to know about icebergs
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Ocean World: Icebergs and Oceans Icebergs and oceans for students and teachers
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Greenland4u: Iceberg Photos Iceberg Photos
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International Polar Year

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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears An online magazine for K-5 teachers
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International Polar Year Official website for the International Polar Year
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U.S. Government International Year Website The U.S. Government International Year Polar site
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IPY: Posters IPY Posters
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BBC: IPY Article BBC news article about IPY
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NASA: IPY NASA site about IPY
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Activities

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Sea Level Activities 2 simple activities on sea level rise
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Graphing Stratospheric Ozone Ozone Activity
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Scotese Paleo Map Project
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Newton's Apple Glacier cubes
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Newton's Apple Co2 Concentration Visual
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Engineering Network Metric Converter
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Newton's Apple Cornstarch glaciers
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Teachers Experiencing Antarctica & the Arctic Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic with many lessons for K-12
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Deep Freeze Classroom activities about Antarctic ice for K-3
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Antarctic Exploration Explorations of Antarctica for K-3
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Trackstar: Experiments with Matter Ice melt activity with frozen juice bars
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Trackstar: Search for Lessons Many lessons on Polar Region science
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NASA: The Landsat Program Educational resources and activities involving remote sensing, satellite imagery, and climate.
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Digital Library for Earth System Education Search by grade level to find a variety of educational resources for any aspect of climate and climate change.
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Bridge: Lesson Plan Collections Activities and lesson plans on oceans, their biology systems, and the effects of climate change on these systems.
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Union of Concerned Scientists Interesting “Great Green Game” from the Union of Concerned Scientists that tests consumer choice knowledge and shows the impact these choices have on the environment.
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Anactric Treaty Searchable Database Search engine of the extensive database of the Antarctic Treaty System.
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Journal of Earth System Science Education Three short case studies on the atmosphere designed to integrate policy into science in the classroom.
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YouTube: Know the Difference “Know the Difference”,a video clip about the difference between hypothesis and theory (grade 8-12)
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Iceberg Activity Iceberg activity that computes volume above and below sea level
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University of Texas: Science Lessons A glacier goo and ice lesson for middle school-high school level
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Classroom Antactica Antarctica lessons for 5-8
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National Geographic: Xpeditions K-12 curriculum about Antarctica
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Learn NC: Glaciers K-12 lessons about Antarctica
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Learn NC: Ice K-12 lessons about ice
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IceAlaska.com View the beautiful carved ice sculptures in the 2007 Ice Alaska contest
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Science News for Kids Books, games and pictures of Polar Ice
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Time for Kids News, book reviews and games about International Polar year
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ARM Education - Studyhall Coloring, crossword and mazes about climate change and weather
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EPA: Climate Change A fun, interactive site on climate change
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Data Sets

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NOAA National Climactic Data Center
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University of Washington Polar Science Center
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University of Colorado CIRES National Snow and Ice Data Center
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School and Community Outreach

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Earth Day Group Search for a local Earth Day Group
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EPA: Climate Change What can you do?
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Stop Global Warming Virtual march against global warming.
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