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Climate Action Tracker (climateactiontracker.org) tracks global government climate action and measures it against the agreed aims of the Paris Agreement. It evaluates targets and policies, as well as aggregating country action to the global level, to determine likely temperature increases.
Enjoy an interactive journey celebrating the beauty of Earth with Above the Clouds (earth. plus360degrees.com). The adventure is set to NASA images and text written by Carl Sagan in his book ‘Pale Blue Dot’. While watching, move your mouse to explore different views.
City Technology (citytechnology.org) has a range of resources for learning about energy, force and motion. From ‘Fantastic Elastic’ to ‘MechAnimations’, each project features a video showing how to design, make and troubleshoot an item, downloadable lesson plans, and a list of materials needed.
Humans have been burning fossil fuels for hundreds of years. However, what percentage has been used up while you’ve been alive? Find out at Your Personal Carbon History (parametric.press/ issue-02/carbon-history/). Also learn about measuring carbon dioxide and its changing levels.
Google Arts & Culture has recently launched Asian Pacific American Cultures (artsandculture.google.com/ project/aapi-cultures). This new hub is dedicated to the history and arts of these communities – including stories and artefacts – and how their contributions have shaped the US.
Working with Discovery Education, STEM Careers Coalition (stemcareerscoalition.org) offers advice and information to encourage and inspire students in maths and science subjects. There are job profiles, classroom activities, news, and suggestions for afterschool sessions for exploring career pathways.
From Stanford University, Climate Change Education (earth.stanford.edu/ climate-change-ed) is a project to develop a curriculum for middle and high school science classrooms that addresses the fundamental issues of climate change. Resources include lesson guides, articles, maps, videos, and related links.
How many times can Greenland fit inside Africa? It’s 14 but you wouldn’t know it from most world maps. Why every world map is wrong (bit.ly/ mapiswrong) explains how it’s impossible to make a flat map of a spherical world and how even the simplest changes in map design can influence our perceptions of size.
Siemens STEM Day (siemensstemday. com) offers a library of free, standardsaligned, STEM-related activities – about 175 at last count. Choose by grade level and STEM topic or career path. There are educator resources and ‘5-minute refreshers’ on several subjects to kickstart and support lessons.
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