Build climate and environmental literacy from reliable science, place-based observation, biodiversity stories, and action that is proportionate to the evidence.
NASA's student resource for grades K–8 uses games, hands-on activities, videos, articles, and interactive media to explain climate science through Earth-observing missions.
United Nations climate-learning courses cover climate change, green economy, and circular economy. The catalog includes self-paced and moderated courses, with certification terms shown per course.
Filterable classroom resources include live events, maps, videos, interactives, and materials across geography, social studies, and biology for multiple grade bands.
Explore age-friendly explainers on the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, climate change, and connections between oceans and climate.
Find a local or online project where learners collect observations using a documented protocol and contribute data that can be checked and reused.
After the basics, compare sources and learn how observations, models, uncertainty, and indicators support climate conclusions.
Use maps, stories, data, and local observations to describe what is changing and where.
Connect greenhouse effect, water, energy, ecosystems, and human decisions without losing nuance.
Choose a practical action, define who benefits, and revisit the result rather than treating action as a one-time gesture.
Compare observations, indicators, and modeled projections; record assumptions and uncertainty before drawing conclusions.
Use documented projects such as iNaturalist or local programs to collect observations, check identifications, and record limitations.
Use NASA, NOAA, WWF, and National Geographic videos and interactives as starting points, then follow the linked evidence and context.
NOAA’s educator collection connects learners with classroom-ready modules, historical and real-time climate data, maps, satellite imagery, graphs, and modeled projections. Use it to practice asking questions of evidence rather than treating a visualization as a prediction by itself.
NOAA resources include classroom-ready activities and accessible data tools; individual datasets, projections, and external resources have their own documentation and scope.
Compare top environmental tools to find the best for your learning goals
| Resource | Focus Areas | Pricing | Age Group | Special Features | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Climate Kids | Grades K–8 climate foundations | Free | Grades K–4 and 5–8; students | Quizzes, videos | Structured learning |
| UN CC:Learn | Climate, green economy, and circular economy learning | Course-specific terms | Self-paced and moderated courses; certificate terms vary | Course materials and certificate terms vary | Learners who need structured climate courses |
| NatGeo Education | Classroom geography and biology | Free | Filterable maps, videos, interactives, and live events | Grade and subject filters | Classroom exploration |
| Citizen science | Observe and document organisms or local environmental conditions | Varies | Project, protocol, and location dependent | Community identification or project data | Place-based inquiry |
| WWF Learning | Biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation, and human impact | Free | K–12 and educator resources | Lesson plans, toolkits, activities, webinars, and livestreams | Biodiversity learning |
| Climate Central | Climate impacts, risk, and data visualization | Free | Older learners and educators | Interactive tools, reports, and visualizations | Evidence-informed climate exploration |
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