Climate Change: A Wisconsin Activity Guide. Wisconsin DNR. Grades 7-12. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/teacher/climatechangeguide.htm. Touching on both the scientific aspects and social issues of climate change and designed for middle and high school teachers, the guide's activities help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to become informed and active participants in society's climate change discussions.

Your Climate, Your Future. World Wildlife Federation. Grades 9-12. http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/Climate%20Change/Climate%20Cirriculum/item5944.html. An interdisciplinary approach to incorporating climate change in your classroom. The WWF Climate Change Team has developed a comprehensive educational curriculum that will elevate students' knowledge of the issue and spur dialogue about what each of us can do to make a difference. The curriculum is divided into fifteen lessons which include handouts, a glossary of terms and additional resources for ongoing discussions and research.

Climate and Civilization: The Maya Example. Texas Earth and Space Science Revolution. Grades 9-12. http://txessrevolution.org/drupal/?q=node/376. This activity uses geophysical and geochemical data to determine climate in Central America during the recent past and to explore the link between climate (wet periods and drought) and population growth/demise among the Maya. Students use ocean drilling data to interpret climate and to consider the influence of climate on the Maya civilization.

Tips and Tricks for Teachers. NASA. Grades K-12. http://climate.nasa.gov/education/TipsandTricks/. This three-page, interactive PDF file gives step-by-step instructions for six ways to use NASA’s Global Climate Change web site in your classroom. Also includes applicable National Content Standards.

A Way Forward: Facing Climate Change by National Geographic. Grades 9-12. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/global-warming-environment/way-forward-climate.html. Explore the global impact of climate change and its devastating effects—and learn what scientists suggest in response—in this short documentary film from National Geographic and the UN Foundation. Too Hot Not to Handle by HBO Home Video. (2006). This video provides a good introduction to the issue of climate change, including a useful demonstration of the greenhouse effect. It also shows how climate change affects the United States.

What's Up with the Weather? Grades 5-8. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/27gw_warming.html. PBS. NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the most controversial issues of the 21st century: the truth about global warming. Topics include climate background, the potential impacts of climate change, and the relationships between our actions and the global climate. Also includes a classroom activity on finding trends in raw temperature data.

Earth: The Operator’s Manual. PBS. (2011).Grades 6-12. http://www.pbs.org/programs/earth-the-operators-manual/. Things that are important to us, like cars and computers, come with manuals. So why not a manual for the most complex operating system of all—the Earth. Is the planet due for an oil change? What do we need to do to keep Earth operating at peak performance? These are some of the questions addressed in Earth: The Operators' Manual. Program host Richard Alley once worked for an oil company, is a contributor to the UN panel on climate change (the IPCC), has testified to Congress about climate change and been a "tour guide" for Senators visiting the glaciers of Greenland. Alley concludes the program, high on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, with this win-win-win suggestion: "If we approach Earth as if we have an Operators' Manual, we can avoid climate catastrophes, improve energy security, and make millions of good jobs.”

An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning by Paramount, Hollywood, CA. (2006). Grades 9-12. Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warming have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experience.

Global Warming: The Signs and the Science by Stonehaven & South Carolina ETV. PBS. (2005). Hosted and narrated by Alanis Morissette. What is causing the accelerating climate change, heat waves, droughts, arctic melting, flooding, bigger storms, increasing tropical diseases, and an increase in childhood disease? Why now? This program travels the world to investigate the signs of global warming, possible causes and warning symptoms, and the science behind climate change. This program also introduces you to people who are launching initiatives to reduce the impacts of climate change.

Reporting on Climate Change Understanding the Science by Bud Ward. Washington D.C., Environmental Law Institute. (2003). A guide for journalists and researchers on basic climate change science. Describes climate change science in “plain English” for formal and informal educators.

Science and Politics of Global Climate Change by Andrew Dessler and Edward A. Parson. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. (2006). Informative and well-written book does an excellent job of explaining, in language accessible to everyone, the scientific basis for our current understanding of global warming and climate change, as well as societal implications and the political barriers to sound, rational policy. Its coauthors are well-recognized experts in science and in public policy.

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Warming by Michael Tennesen, Alpha Books, New York, NY. (2004). The rapid warming of the Earth's climate has been a concern for decades. In the past, there have been skeptics, but today almost all scientists agree that a global warming trend is evident. The history of our climate and the science of global warming, as well as the resulting social, economic, and political implications of such a change are far-reaching and complex. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Global Warming synthesizes all this information into an easy-to-read reference that will help anyone separate the facts from fiction, providing a fair assessment of climate change, its costs, and even short-term benefits. The book also includes coverage on the political challenges and possibilities such as the Kyoto and Bonn treaties and the U.S. role with the rest of the world in reducing pollution emissions.

Climate Change and Our Future by Classroom Encounters, Natick, MA. (2006). Dr. William Moomaw, atmospheric chemist at Tufts University, discusses climate change with 9th grade students at Wellesley High School in Wellesley, MA. Topics include the science behind climate change, impacts, and solutions. Climate Change: State of Knowledge by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington D.C. (1997). This is a summary report that was put out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which summarizes the most recent information on climate change science and the vulnerability of natural and socioeconomic systems. The Report is packed with lots of photographers, graphs, and statistics. It covers topics including the Greenhouse Effect-Historical Emissions, Climate Change Over the Last 100 Years, Climate Change Over the Next 100 Years, Vulnerabilities-Potential Consequences, and the Conclusion.

Down to the Wire: confronting climate collapse by David W. Orr. Oxford University Press. (2009). This book offers an analysis of where we are in terms of climate change, how we got there, and what we must do. It focuses on outlining our current climate destabilization and what we are doing to reconnect policy, science, economy, and the environment.

Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World by Gary Braasch. University of Caifornia Press/ Berkeley, CA. (2007). http://www.earthunderfire.com. This book offers a comprehensive look at the world-wide effects of climate change. In dynamic photographs, maps, and quotes from world climate science leaders, this one-of-a-kind book shows how earth is being changed right now.

Global Warming by Sally Morgan, Reed, Chicago, IL. (2003). Young Adult Non-fiction. Includes many pictures and charts as well as timeline, glossary, and list for further reading. Global Warming looks at the causes of climate change and its profound effect for life on Earth. It shows how historical clues, such as ice cores, are evidence that temperature fluctuation is not a new phenomenon, and how the causes of our current changing climate are a result of human activity.

Vital Climate Change Graphics by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway. (2005). http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/climate2/. This publication seeks to translate the complex subject of climate change into material that can be useful to a broad range of readers. Using finding’s from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it presents a collection of graphics focusing on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change. This updated edition, launched in February 2005, is based on the Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the IPCC that was published in 2001.

Climate Classroom. National Wildlife Federation. http://www.climateclassroom.org. The National Wildlife Federation's Climate Classroom is designed to help parents and teachers talk to students of differing ages about global warming. Its features include information for parents, students, and teachers. The site features proposed educator guidelines, lesson plans, age-adapted sources of useful curricula, a downloadable slide presentation with presenter's guide, and more.

The Nature Conservancy. http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/. Contains links to information regarding climate change and advice on what we can do to prevent it.

Pew Center on Global Climate Change. http://www.pewclimate.org. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change offers an overview of the causes of climate change, potential solutions, and how business and economics fit into the problem. (also see http://www.pewclimate.org/climate-change-101)

Climate Change Predictions. NOAA Climate Services. http://www.climate.gov/#dataServices/predictions. Explore how climate change phenomena are expected to unfold in the coming days, weeks, and months.

U.S. Climate at a Glance. NOAA Satellite and Information Services. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/cag3.html. Students can use maps to see how temperature and precipitation patterns have changed over time.

Climate Connections by NPR and National Geographic. http://www.npr.org/series/9657621/climate-connections. Creative and informative news and updates on climate change.

Climate Kids: NASA’s eyes on the Earth. http://climate.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm. NASA’s climate change site for kids provides information on climate change basics, news stories related to climate change, and educator resources. The site also has interactive games under the Earth Now section and short videos throughout the site.

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE). http://www.acespace.org/. ACE is an award-winning national nonprofit dedicated to educating America's high school students about the science behind climate change and inspiring them to do something about it—while having fun along the way. They are based in Oakland, California, with educator teams in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Boston, Atlanta and Colorado. ACE delivers two core offerings: the free ACE Assembly on climate change and the Student Action Program.

EPA Climate Change Kids’ Site. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Kids’ Site provides information on climate change and climate change impacts for children. The site also includes educator resources (see bottom of the page), including tips for teaching climate change.