1. Teaching About Climate Change
During the lifetime of today's students, global climate change is likely to be the biggest single challenge that humanity will face. So how will educators and parents prepare the citizens and leaders of tomorrow to tackle this challenge effectively?

Download the PDF essay The Greenhouse Effect to learn more on what we can expect and what can be done. Reprinted from "Teaching About Climate Change", New Society Publishers, 2001

2. Is Climate Change Good For Us? Grades K-12(PDF)
An activity for exploring how changes in climate could affect daily life and influence the economy of a region.

3. CO2 and You Grades 5-8(PDF)
An in-depth exercise that challenges students to determine and evaluate their personal and families' contribution of CO2 to the earth's atmosphere. Includes quantifying household and vehicle energy consumption and explaining the relationship between energy consumption and global climate change.

4. Sea Level Rising Grades 5-8(PDF)
This activity includes an experiment to predict how quickly ice will melt under certain atmosphere conditions and to measure potential sea level rising.

5. Mercury Rising: The Cloud Forest Grades K-4(PDF)
Five different activities offers students the opportunity to identify the physical and biological characteristics of a tropical rainforest and compare it to their own natural environment and how climate change effects both places.

The One World Journeys' team found an amazing list of links during our research for the Mercury Rising website. Many are excellent resources for further research and understanding of climate change on our planet.

SCIENTIFIC DATA AND FACT SITES

Union of Concerned Scientists
Good information on 'environmental skeptics' and other global warming data and research for non-scientists.

EPA Global Warming Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's main global warming web site. An excellent resource.

World Resource Institute
WRI offers some excellent resources on global climate change with detailed scientific information as well as great tools for learning. Be sure to also visit WRI's SafeClimate.net, the Climate Hotmap and EarthTrends climate data section.

Environmental Literacy Council
The Council's site provides easy to understand summaries and materials on the major climate change issues.

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
This is the link to the UNFCCC 'Guide to the Climate Change Negotiation Process' page. This site includes background information and current data on international government action.

US Global Change Research Program
The USGCRP is a federally-funded program. It is a great site with scientific data as well as information and programs created for educators and students.

Pew Center for Global Climate Change
The Pew Foundation's Global Climate Change website. Of particular interest is the "Policy Maker's Guide" which provides an overview of key climate change issues, the science and economics of climate change, and actions to meet the long-term challenges of global warming.

Alternative Fuels Data Center
The Alternative Fuels Data Center is produced by the US. Department of Energy and is a comprehensive resource for alternative fuel and vehicle information needs. This site includes an interactive fuel station mapping system, listings of available alternative fuel vehicles, and links to related Web sites.

EnergyStar Site Learn how to choose energy efficient appliances and how to reduce your energy consumption at home and work.

NETWORKS, EDUCATION AND MAGAZINES

Environmental News Network - Global Warming Feature
ENN developed an excellent in-depth feature on climate change issues.

Global Change
Print and online magazine on global warming.

The Globe Program
This site includes global learning and observation activities about the environment for students and educators.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
This site includes resources for teachers and sample lessons and activities.

Green House Network
A national network of citizens committed to promoting open discussion and debate about global warming pollution policy in our country. The group offers speaking programs around the country.

Gary Braasch's World View of Global Warming Website

COSTA RICA CLOUD FOREST LINKS

Cloud Forest Alive
A comprehensive site exploring the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. Includes live webcams.

Tropical Science Center A website presented in Spanish and English to support science studies and educational projects about tropical studies in Costa Rica. TSC helps manage the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve.

Friends of Monteverde
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the biodiversity of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve.