NASA's Climate Kids website tells the story of our changing planet through the eyes of the NASA missions studying Earth. Targeting middle to upper primary students, the site is full of games, activities and articles that make climate science accessible and engaging. Climate Kids is produced by the Earth science communications team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The resources are guided by 6 big questions:
- what does global climate change mean?
- what is the big deal with carbon?
- what is the greenhouse effect?
- how do we know the climate is changing?
- what is happening to our oceans?
- what else do we need to find out?
Structure and features
The website has:
- the 6 big questions
- weather and climate
- atmosphere
- water
- energy
- plants and animals
- games
- activities
- videos.
Teacher notes
This is an American website but has some fantastic resources for students to explore global climate change through games, activities, careers, videos and animations. Choose a topic, such as weather and climate, and you'll see a brief overview and a selection of resources for students to investigate. Some sections provide downloadable resources and video transcripts, which are super helpful for differentiation.
- Weather
- Climate
- NASA
- Fossil fuels
- Plants
- Animals
- Greenhouse gases.
