Engage
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I've been fascinated by energy resources for most of my adult life. While working at the Department of Energy, I helped address the challenge of nuclear waste disposal at Yucca Mountain. Since then, I’ve been passionate about helping students and teachers understand the pros and cons of energy resources and their connection to climate change. Earthwise Educators provides engaging, classroom-ready resources that explore how human choices—about energy, land use, consumption, and more—shape our environmental future.
Natural
Disasters
Climate Change isn’t coming — it’s already here impacting our planet with extreme weather and natural disasters. This unit pulls students straight into the headlines by connecting real-world disasters with the science behind them and the solutions ahead.
Free and editable (written in conjunction with Subject to Climate)
Choice
Research
Students explore the critical issue of climate change through research and a variety of creative, hands-on activities. Organized into three categories, the project invites students to investigate, demonstrate understanding, and take real-world action. Topics include environmental justice and local impacts, helping students build personal responsibility and a deeper connection to climate change solutions.
Our
Food
Students explore the connection between traditional Thanksgiving foods and climate change. They use data and information from several sources to examine three traditional Thanksgiving foods that they have chosen to research. Students use this information to design a more climate conscious meal. They then reflect on what they learned and propose action in the school and/or community.
Check out the FREE resources on the Subject to Climate website. This site contains ready to go lessons for all grade levels as well as a database of resources and a news page for students. Resources are provided at a global level as well as focused on regional State hubs (New Jersey, Maine, Wisconsin, and Oregon so far). All information on this site has been vetted by climate scientists and created by teachers. And it is all FREE!
En-ROADS is a free, interactive climate simulator that lets users explore how policies like carbon pricing, renewable energy, and land use changes impact global outcomes such as temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. Developed by MIT Sloan, and Ventana Systems, it runs quickly on any computer. With its user-friendly interface and multilingual support, En-ROADS helps users—from students to policymakers—understand the long-term effects of climate actions. It’s a powerful tool for fostering informed conversations about our climate future.
