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Climate change is complex. An increase in CO2 causes the earth to warm up, but is that a bad thing? And what does it mean to the Netherlands? Studio Lakmoes designed… 
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UPDATE: On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's authority, under the Clean Air Act, to regulate carbon and
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are looking for a visual that looks at the new rules surrounding carbon emission and at what each state may have to do and how others are perceiving the new regulations you should check out this visual. You may scroll down the page (first click through to the site) or you can view it as a slideshow. This visual would be great to share with students as it is designed as a cartoon (with many panels). It is easy to understand and describes where carbon emissions come from (in the US) as well as the impact this may have on countries outside the US.
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This interactive website allows you to explore climate change from the following perspectives: * By region (and it is global so you click on the location you want to begin) * By theme (and there are seven themes): - Food Security - Food Emissions - Climate impact on production - Climate impact on people - Adaptation - Mitigation - Policy and Finance Quoting from Larry Ferlazzo's post Big Facts is "intended to provide a credible and reliable platform for fact checking amid the range of claims that appear in reports, advocacy materials and other sources. Full sources are supplied for all facts and figures and all content has gone through a process of peer review." This is an open access resource. Much more information may be found at the site. (And think about checking out Larry Ferlazzo's post at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/02/08/very-very-impressive-new-interactive-site-on-climate-change/
No Planeta B's curator insight,
March 11, 2014 7:20 PM
EXCELLENT interactive resource on #climatechange ! Take a special look at the #LATAM section and food resources.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Planet Nutshell tells stories through animation. Their website provides access to videos in three areas: * Climate Change - a series of 11 videos that explore issues in climate change including What is Climate, Too Much Carbon Dioxide and How the World can Tackle Climate Change. In addition to the series there is also a list of resources used to create the series. * NetSafe is a series of videos that explore issues that students may experience online. The videos are divided into grade levels. There are four videos for Grade K - 3 that explore What is the Internet?, What is Personal Information?, Tell an Adult, and Be Kind Online. For Grades 4 - 6 you will find five videos including " Cyberbullies are No Fun!, Understanding Online "Friends", and Posting Pictures Online. Five videos are available for Grades 7 - 12 including How to Stop Cyberbullying, Protect Your Personal Information and Say No to "Sexting". Several other videos cover Distracted Driving, Public WiFi Network Safety and Mobile Location Privacy. These videos also allow you to download the transcript. * A third category is Borrow Wisely that discusses FAFSA, Student Loans, and Financial Aid. It appears that they continue to create videos for education (as well as businesses).
Kat Zimmermann's curator insight,
July 23, 2014 10:18 AM
The name really says it all. Different internet tools are introduced in a wait for it...NUTSHELL. The tabs offer other basic introductions to other topics as well.
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Exclusive timelapse: See climate change, deforestation and urban sprawl unfold as Earth evolves over 30 years.
Beth Dichter's insight:
How did this come to be? The Landsat program. “Two generations, eight satellites and millions of pictures later, the space agency, along with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has accumulated a stunning catalog of images that, when riffled through and stitched together, create a high-definition slide show of our rapidly changing Earth. TIME is proud to host the public unveiling of these images from orbit, which for the first time date all the way back to 1984.” Google has taken these “choppy images” and upgraded them into stunning videos with incredible details (more information on this is at the website). TIME has also created a story that utilizes the videos and text to help understand the story they tell. * Chapter 2 – Extreme Resources * Chapter 3 – Climate Change * Chapter 4 – Urban Explosion It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and these moving images tell a story that is often hard to understand. If we are interested in learning more about how we have impacted our planet this is a great resource.
luiy's curator insight,
May 13, 2013 9:17 AM
TIME and Space | By Jeffrey Kluger
Spacecraft and telescopes are not built by people interested in what’s going on at home. Rockets fly in one direction: up. Telescopes point in one direction: out. Of all the cosmic bodies studied in the long history of astronomy and space travel, the one that got the least attention was the one that ought to matter most to us—Earth. That changed when NASA created the Landsat program, a series of satellites that would perpetually orbit our planet, looking not out but down. Surveillance spacecraft had done that before, of course, but they paid attention only to military or tactical sites. Landsat was a notable exception, built not for spycraft but for public monitoring of how the human species was altering the surface of the planet. Two generations, eight satellites and millions of pictures later, the space agency, along with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), has accumulated a stunning catalog of images that, when riffled through and stitched together, create a high-definition slide show of our rapidly changing Earth. TIME is proud to host the public unveiling of these images from orbit, which for the first time date all the way back to 1984. Over here is Dubai, growing from sparse desert metropolis to modern, sprawling megalopolis. Over there are the central-pivot irrigation systems turning the sands of Saudi Arabia into an agricultural breadbasket — a surreal green-on-brown polka-dot pattern in the desert. Elsewhere is the bad news: the high-speed retreat of Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska; the West Virginia Mountains decapitated by the mining industry; the denuded forests of the Amazon, cut to stubble by loggers. 
Tracy Shaw's curator insight,
May 13, 2013 12:07 PM
Incredible images showing not only deforestation, but increase in urban sprawl & vanishing glaciers.
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EcoKids is a web site maintained by Earth Day Canada. It is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world. It offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Geared to elementary school.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
Sea levels are rising and recent research tells us the impact will happen more quickly than originally stated. This infographic shares information on how the sea level has risen over the last 140 years and how much it is predicted to rise by the end of the century. It also shares information on the two main reasons this is taking place. This infographic would be appropriate to share with students studying climate change/global warming.
Deanmignanelli's curator insight,
July 15, 2014 10:28 PM
this photo shows how rising sea levels effect all of australia
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Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are studying climate change in your classroom this video from TED-Ed is well worth watching. James Balog has been a nature photographer for over 30 years and in the last six years or so has set cameras up in a number of places (primarily in the northern hemisphere) that are taking pictures and videos of the changes taking place in areas with glaciers and icebergs. To say the least the images are amazing and to have the ability to not only see what is happening, but to hear how quickly the changes are happening is mind blowing (at least the students whom watched this video with me expressed this sentiment) and it brought forth quite a conversation. This video is longer than most TED-Ed videos (about 19 minutes) and includes a series of questions as well as a resource. You might also want to check out the video trailer for a documentary created by Balog and his crew, Chasing Ice. The full movie runs about 75 minutes.
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How did the Earth's climate arrive at its current state and how do scientists delve into the secrets of our planet's past?
Beth Dichter's insight:
Thanks to Richard Byrne for sharing this website. This film provides a look at climate change over the last 800,000 years in 2.5 minutes! The movie has graphs, images and narration and there is a text version that you may access that provides information on the sources. If your class is looking into climate change this is a great resource to use.
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"Explore the home of human ingenuity online. Find out about our objects, arts projects and medical collection, play educational games and discover climate science. Plus check out our blogs, a tabloid history of science and the latest contemporary science news from the Antenna team."
Beth Dichter's insight:
If you are looking for science games check out the Science Musuem (in London) and their online games. A few are listed below and many more may be found on their website. * Ouch, a new game, allows you to "wage war on pain". * Rizk - In a world not too different from our own a Plant lies sleeping...can you manage the threats to its survival? A look at climate change. * Thingdom - Choose your Thing, nurture your Thing, then take the mating challenge and breed new Things. Learn more about DNA Many of the games have links to additional resources on the website. The initial page that is linked to also has links to many other resources available online, including a Codebreaker Challenge; Museum Objects - a selection from their curated objects (over 200,000) organized by gallery; Brought to Life, a site that explores ~18 themes including Birth and Death, Medical Traditions, and Controversies and Medicine; Climate Science and many more.
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Globally there are a billion people who go hungry. Supporting small-scale food producers and tackling climate change can reduce that number.
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Climate change may still be a controversial subject in some areas. This short video provides a clear explanation about climate change. With the celebration of Earth Day later this month you may find this useful to share in your classroom.