Activities and resources
NZ Searise Maps
The NZ SeaRise project website has all manner of case studies, factsheets, posters, etc. and also includes a sea rise level tool in the form of an interactive map.
NZ SeaRise maps (2018-2023) https://www.searise.nz/maps-2
What is the future of Earth’s climate?
‘What is the future of Earth’s climate?’ module has six activities allowing to explore the question, what will Earth’s climate be in the future. Through a series of guided questions, the user will explore interactions between factors that affect Earth’s climate.
Concord Consortium. (2017). What is the future of Earth’s climate? https://learn.concord.org/resources/627/what-is-the-future-of-earth-s-climate
The Greenhouse Effect Lab
Authored by Greg Van Houten, this is an inquiry-based lab for use with the PhET simulation exploring the experimental question: “Which atmospheric gas — methane, water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, or nitrogen — is the best absorber of infrared photons?
Van Houten, G. (2011). The Greenhouse Effect Lab. Prospect Hill Academy Charter School. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/3399
Recycling & Waste
Suite of activities on the theme Recycling and waste.
The Open University. (2022). Recycling and Waste. OpenLearn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/recycling-and-waste
Climate variability in the Equatorial Pacific
In this activity, students work with climate data from the tropical Pacific Ocean to understand how sea-surface temperature and atmospheric pressure affect precipitation in the tropical Pacific in a case study format. Created by Cindy Shellito, InTeGrate, SERC and University of Northern Colorado.
Shellito, C. (2018). Climate Variability in the Equatorial Pacific. University of Northern Colorado, InTeGrate, SERC. https://cleanet.org/resources/49427.html
Carbon dioxide and the carbon cycle
Interactive visualization that provides a basic overview of the Earth’s carbon reservoirs and amount of carbon stored in each, CO2 transport among atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, and a graph comparing global temp (deg C) and atmospheric CO2 levels (ppm) over the past 1000 years. Created by Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership and WGBH.
Pacific Islands Climate Education Partnership, WGBH. (2018). Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle. https://oercommons.org/courses/carbon-dioxide-and-the-carbon-cycle
On the precipice: the climate change target humanity cannot afford to miss
On the Precipice is a visually stunning pamphlet summarising what we know about Antarctica and its ice sheets in a warming world.
GNS Science (2022). On the precipice: the climate change target humanity cannot afford to miss. Wellington: Antarctic Science Platform. https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE81881785
(Note that permission was given to apply this licence by GNS Science for this resource, though the document itself does not have an explicit licence on it).
