Environmental Education Resources

This collection of supplementary digital media resources offers a range of options for engaging middle and high school students with key questions in climate science:

• How do the interconnected systems of Earth drive its climate?
• What are people around the world learning about how Earth’s climate is changing?
• Who are the helpers creating a healthier future for our planet, and how can we join in designing and achieving climate change solutions?

These resources align with NGSS Earth and life science disciplinary core ideas and many offer opportunities for students to exercise STEM practices and place-based civic engagement skills.

In this collection:

• The Science of Climate
• Measuring and Modeling Climate
• Climate Solutions

Watch the On-Demand Archive of Great Lakes Now for a PBS Climate Virtual Town Hall focused on climate solutions, resilience and innovation.

The event showcased excerpts from the documentary, “Ted Explores: A New Climate Vision,” and talk with researchers, journalists and other experts at the frontlines of addressing the challenges of a changing climate with rigor and imagination.

PBS Climate Innovation Virtual Town Hall: Presented by Great Lakes Now Featuring “TED Explores: A New Climate Vision”
The Event Was Held: Tuesday, February 13 at 7 p.m.

Featured guests include:

• David Biello, TED’s lead science curator and the author of “The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth’s Newest Age.”
• Henk Ovink, Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, and recent past UN Special Envoy for Water.
• Chelsea Schelly, Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences and Director of Research at the Center for Innovation in Sustainability & Resilience at Michigan Technological University.
• Curt Wolf, University of Michigan’s Director of Urban Collaboratory and co-lead on a multi-partner project called the Michigan Center for Freshwater Innovation.
• Ann Baughman, Associate Director for Freshwater Future. Ann manages the climate program–helping communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
• Valoree Gagnon, Director of University-Indigenous Community Partnerships at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University.
• Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Chair of Climate Mayors. Mayor Bibb is a strong advocate for elevating local climate leadership and priorities.

The event will be moderated by J. Carl Ganter, award-winning photojournalist, reporter, and co-founder and director of Circle of Blue.