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Instructional units, lessons, media literacy tools, and assessment resources for anchoring climate instruction in local phenomena, from full multi-week units to a single podcast episode that can spark tomorrow's discussion.
Cooler Communities
Unit | Grades 5 through 7 | Earth and Space Science
Students investigate why some neighborhoods are hotter than others, using land surface temperature and vegetation data as the anchoring phenomenon, then design evidence-based solutions for their own communities. 12 lessons, about 20 hours.
High School Chemistry
High School | Chemistry
A chemistry unit anchored in the same Land Surface Temperature and NDVI phenomena, connecting energy, matter, and surface materials to the urban heat patterns students see in their region.
High School Biology: Heat and Homeostasis
High School | Biology
People, plants, and our planet. Students explore how organisms maintain stability in a warming world, linking homeostasis to extreme heat and ecosystem change.
Micro:bits for Computer Science Integration with Climate Education
Grades 5–12 | CS Integration
A UC San Diego Science Project initiative connecting physical computing with climate investigation. Start with the overview, then explore micro:bit lessons embedded in Cooler Communities and a high school extension for urban heat islands.
Listening to Waves
K–12 | Physics of Sound and Music
Listening to Waves, a project sponsored by the National Science Foundation, seeks to inspire students to develop a deeper appreciation of both science and sound. We aim to transmit to the students the sense of wonder that we feel towards the sonic world, helping them become aware of the sounds in the environment and draw a connection between the perceptual, physical, and computational aspects of sound and music.