Schools and Youth – Educator Resources

Get started with your search for lessons with a climate and energy focus with these resources!

All about Energy:

• National Energy Education Development Project (NEED)
• Switch Energy Film & Education Project

Curricular Materials and Collections:

• San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) Environmental Literacy Initiative
• Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences Middle and High School Climate Change Curriculum
• Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Department of Energy
• National Geographic
• Spare The Air Youth Program
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Our Climate Our Future, by Alliance for Climate Education

Stay informed by learning about local and regional organizations making a positive impact in the face climate change:

• San Mateo County Office of Sustainability
• Sea Change San Mateo County
• CalCCA
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Start or continue learning about larger scale climate action through these national and international organizations:

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• Center for Climate Change and Health
• S. Global Change Research Program
• Climate Central
• Global Carbon Project
• Alliance for Climate Education

Bolster your introductory lessons about climate change and with these visuals/videos:

• Our Climate Our Future
• University of California Carbon Neutrality Initiative – Climate Lab
• Climate Science in a Nutshell #4: Too Much Carbon Dioxide
• Climate Change Basics
• Sea-level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
• Energy 101: Electric Vehicles
• A guide to the energy of the Earth
• Climate Change in the Pacific: COASTS
• Modeling Our Climate
• How do greenhouse gases actually work? (Great for Chemistry teachers)

Become more effective in communicating about climate change and action with the following audio-visual resources:

• Real World Visuals provides visualization of CO2 emissions
• Data visualization of the past century of global warming by temperature by country
• Carbon Map visualizes carbon emissions by country over time
• Engage students with a visualization of the flooding that will happen in San Francisco with climate change, with the Look Ahead San Francisco app developed by Climate Access

Engage your students about the environment with the following organizations:

• Marine Science Institute
• Recology San Mateo County
• The Heal Project
• San Mateo County Office of Education list