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Wildlife Populations
Live Polar Bear Tracker
Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems: Penguins and Tiger -- Koshland Science Museum


Biomes, Habitat
s
How is Wildlife Affected by Global Warming? -- About.com backgrounder
Impact of Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, on Aquatic Biomes -- Koshland Science Museum
Global Warming and Polar Adaptations-- National Geographic curriculum - lessons


Cycles of Matter: Carbon Sequestration in Nature
Carbon dioxide sink -- Wikipedia
How to measure a tree's carbon content -- lessons, labs

Evolution
Warming to evolution
-- UC Berkeley's links to teacher resources, lessons
• Ancient fossils and modern climate change: The work of Jennifer McElwain --
   lesson example from UC Museum of Paleontology
Global Warming May Re-route Evolution -- Univ. of Michigan Feb, 2011
Study offers warning about next potential mass extinction -- USA Today Mar, 2011

Careers

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Biodiversity and Climate Change
Multimedia animation -- Educapoles



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Labs and science demonstrations   
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hands-on science curriculum

Engaging students in the science specified in state content standards
High School Biology (Life Sciences) (Grades 9-12) [pdf]
Investigation and Experimentation for Grades 9-12
Life Sciences Grades K-8:    K   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
Outstanding, true hands-on learning -- Investigation and Experimentation


World leading university program in climate education and outreach, resources
About     Univ. of Colorado at Boulder -- Office of University Outreach     Continuing Ed
For Educators   
Model Lessons:   Evidence of Climate Change [Middle School]
    Mountain Pine Beetles [Grade 9-12, Middle]     Zoo Poo [Grade 10,11,12]

Teacher Tested On-line Resources
Conservation and Solutions    Climate Change - The Science and Data
Curriculum and Lessons    Pine Bark Beetles


University of Colorado

PhET Interactive Simulations
Sim. Library   New Releases   By Grade Level
Biology     Chemistry    Earth Science    Math
Physics      Cutting Edge Research     For Teachers

Available in many languages (not just English)
Recommendation sent to us by Stephanie Chasteen, Ph. D. Univ of Colorado, Boulder


Climate Status Investigations -- Biology
Developing Models -- Grades:  5-8   9-12
CO2 and Mass -- Grades:  5-8   9-12
Trapping CO2 -- Grades: 5-8   9-12
Too Cool for School — GHG Experiment: 5-8   9-12
Geologic Sequestration -- Grades: 5-8   9-12
Oceanic Absorption & Sequestration: 5-8   9-12
Terrestrial Sequestration: -- Grades:   5-8   9-12

Dr. Climatic 9-12
Resources above available as Word docs and as Pdfs.
A few are also available in Powerpoint


National Science Education Standards Key (USA) Standards Key -- Grades:   5-8   9-12


Climate Change Wales:
  Welsh Birds and climate change



Using Controversy as a Teaching Tool
Authors: Joseph S. Levine, Kenneth Miller.
 




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