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Douglas County: The Pre-Contact Archaic Time Period: History of the people who lived at what is today the Rueter-Hess Reservoir

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Douglas County: The Pre-Contact Archaic Time Period: History of the people who lived at what is today the Rueter-Hess Reservoir

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A lesson about the pre-contact Archaid era people living in what is now Douglas County Colorado around the Rueter-Hess Reservoir.

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Douglas County Virtual Museum

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Douglas County Colorado presents a virtual museum showcasing the history of the Douglas, County Colorado Region including Castle Rock, Aurora, and Highlands Ranch.

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Dr. Susan Prichard and Pine Beetles

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In this video, scientist Dr. Susan Prichard discusses the impact of pine bark beetles on western forests. She explains how climate change, specifically rising temperatures, is exacerbating the problem.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Biology; Ecology; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Reading
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Climate Central
Date Added:: 08/29/2012

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Dreaming in Green - Young Voices for the Planet

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Dreaming in Green - Young Voices for the Planet

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In this video from Young Voices for the Planet, four middle-school girls (The Green Team) talk about their efforts to work with their peers to reduce the carbon footprint of their school and how they made the school more energy efficient.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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Drilling Back to the Future: Climate Clues from Ancient Ice on Greenland

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Drilling Back to the Future: Climate Clues from Ancient Ice on Greenland

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This video, from ClimateCentral, features a team of scientists from the Northern Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling Project who study atmospheric air bubbles trapped in an ice core. This work highlights a period in Greenland's ice sheet which began about 130,000 years ago and lasted about 10,000 years; a period known as the Eemian. The air bubbles from the ancient atmosphere reveal what happened with climate change over that period of time.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Archaeology; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Geography; Physical Science; Social Science
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Reading
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Climate Central
Date Added:: 08/29/2012

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Drought Affects California's Water Availability

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Drought Affects California's Water Availability

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In this resource, students learn about changes in water availability due to drought in California from 2013 to 2017. This resource provides opportunities for students to interpret data and analyze imagery for observational evidence of drought conditions through maps, satellite images, and photographs.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Reading
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: LearningMedia; Public Broadcasting Service
Date Added:: 07/27/2022

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Drought Basics

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This PBS Learning Media activity addresses drought basics, including its causes and impacts and ways to assess it, by using media from NOAA and NASA. It defines the types of drought, the impacts, monitoring, and responses to drought. Use this resource to stimulate thinking and questions on the complexity of drought and to identify some variables used in defining drought.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Economics; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science; Social Science
Material Type:: Reading; Simulation
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: PBS; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/02/2020

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Drought: Identifying Impacts and Evaluating Solutions

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Drought: Identifying Impacts and Evaluating Solutions

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In this set of activities, students learn about impacts of drought through news videos of communities facing serious water shortages, analyze drought data and models, and research and evaluate potential solutions. This lesson works well as a component within a larger unit on climate change, its impacts, and ways to address the resulting issues.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: PBS; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/06/2020

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Drought: Identifying Impacts and Evaluating Solutions Lesson Plan

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Drought: Identifying Impacts and Evaluating Solutions Lesson Plan

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Through this set of lessons, students learn about the impacts of water shortages due to drought, make connections to climate patterns, and explore community resiliency solutions. The lessons engage students in evaluating solutions for a particular case study community. Students will need to do additional research on solutions, but by the end of the lesson, students will be able to articulate how drought, although a localized problem, has far-reaching impacts, and to suggest solutions to a problem that is projected to intensify as the climate continues to change.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: PBS Learning Media
Date Added:: 06/25/2019

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Drought in the Colorado Basin

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This series of visualizations is part of a rich multi-agency effort to showcase the usefulness of open data (i.e., data provided in a discoverable, sharable, and machine-readable format) by exploring the 16-year drought as of 2016 and its effects on the Colorado River Basin.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: U.S. Department of the Interior
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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Dynamic Reservoir - In-class activity

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This is an in-class activity analyzing our drinking water reservoir, but would apply to any reservoir for which there are basic crest/elevation data and maps available.

(Note: this resource was added to OER Commons as part of a batch upload of over 2,200 records. If you notice an issue with the quality of the metadata, please let us know by using the 'report' button and we will flag it for consideration.)

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Biology; Business and Communication; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Studies; Hydrology; Life Science; Management; Political Science; Social Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Teach the Earth
Date Added:: 08/06/2019

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ECO-CIRCLE COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK

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In our european project “Circular Economy as a tool to develop an innovative eco-inclusive social entrepreneurship educational pattern for youth" cofunded by Erasmus+, the partnership developed a competency framework and report combining data and information from 6 partner countries, designed to inform Young people and Youth workers interested in Social Entrepreneurship through Circular Economy, including 7 key competences to embark on a Social Entrepreneurship endeavour through Circular Economy models.

All languages versions are available and downloable here: https://ecocircleproject.com/results/

We are now developping a course on circular economy that you will find very soon online!

The partnership is composed by:
- CDE Petra Patrimonia
- APS Polygonal
- Smartup N.B. Systematic Management S.L.
- MEUSkills
- Stichting Social DNA
- Olemisen Balanssia RY
- Mednarodni institut za implementacijo trajnostnega razvoja

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Business and Communication; Economics; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Management; Marketing; Political Science; Social Science; Social Work
Material Type:: Textbook
Author:: Partners of Eco-circle project
Date Added:: 05/03/2023

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ESRI Drought Tracker

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Using US Drought Monitor data and its classification system, this interactive tool tracks drought in the continental US by county, from 2000 to the present.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: ESRI; National Drought Mitigation Center
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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Earth: An animated map of global wind and weather

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Earth: An animated map of global wind and weather

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This animation depicts real-time wind speed and direction at selected heights above Earth's surface, ocean surface currents, and ocean surface temperatures and anomalies.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Studies; Oceanography; Physical Science
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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Earth Artistically Balanced

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Students first learn about the complexities of Earth's climate system and the different factors contributing to Earth's energy balance. Then, students categorize the factors that influence climate as warming or cooling factors. Finally, students design art pieces to depict the science behind Earth's climate system and share these artistic creations with families and communities.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Lunar and Planetary Institute; Universities Space Research Association
Date Added:: 06/11/2020

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Earth Day 1970-2017: What's Changed

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This video illustrates the environmental challenges and achievements since Earth Day was established in 1970. It can be used as an extension or engagement resource. However, it would need to be carefully framed with the objectives of the lesson.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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Earth Day 1970 - 2020: 50th Anniversary - Time Will Tell

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Earth Day 1970 - 2020: 50th Anniversary - Time Will Tell

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Using real data, this animated video provides numerous facts comparing human behaviors and Earth characteristics related to climate change through time - from the first Earth Day in 1970, to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Reading
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:: 07/09/2021

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Earth Day, Read & Seed Activity, The Gardens on Spring Creek

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Earth Day, Read & Seed Activity, The Gardens on Spring Creek

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Earth Day is April 22 and we are so excited to help you celebrate the Earth! During this virtual Read & Seed we will read Takiya and Thunderheart’s Life Garden by J. Victor McGuire and Gershom Griffith. Participate in a Movement/Music/Finger Play activity: by singing and Earth Day song and plant a seed. This lesson is aimed at connecting young learners to their natural world and promote school readiness skills. This Read & Seed activity is presented by The Gardens on Spring Creek by the City of Fort Collins. https://youtu.be/vk6gS4g9L3I

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Earth Day, Virtual Read & Seed Video, The Gardens on Spring Creek

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Earth Day, Virtual Read & Seed Video, The Gardens on Spring Creek

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Earth Day is April 22 and we are so excited to help you celebrate the Earth! During this virtual Read & Seed we will read Takiya and Thunderheart’s Life Garden by J. Victor McGuire and Gershom Griffith. Participate in a Movement/Music/Finger Play activity: by singing and Earth Day song and plant a seed. This lesson is aimed at connecting young learners to their natural world and promote school readiness skills. This Read & Seed activity is presented by The Gardens on Spring Creek by the City of Fort Collins. https://www.fcgov.com/gardens/files/read-seed-website-earth-day.pdf?1587403711

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Arts and Humanities; Early Childhood Development; Education; English Language Arts; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Language, Grammar and Vocabulary; Literature; Performing Arts; Reading Foundation Skills; Reading Literature; Speaking and Listening; Visual Arts; Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:: Reading
Provider:: The City of Fort Collins
Provider Set:: The Gardens on Spring Creek: Read & Seed
Date Added:: 02/06/2023

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EarthNow Climate Digest

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This visualization provides an informative summary of the quarterly seasonal global weather and climate using the 3-D Science on a Sphere format. These video summaries use animations of recent NOAA data and an engaging commentary to review the climate highlights of the past 4 seasons. Topics include, El Nino/La Nina, temperature trends, extreme weather, and emerging climate research.

Subject:: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Earth Now; NOAA/CIMMS
Date Added:: 03/09/2023

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