Climate Foundations

From Weather to Climate – Looking at Air Temperature Data
Students look at air temperature data starting from the individual measurements (taken during the course of a day) to averages of many measurements over a daily, monthly, or annual time period. Students will also make observations about variations and trends in the data on those daily, monthly, and annual scales. Extensions provide the foundations to explore additional statistical analysis techniques and spatial averaging. Find out more...

What is your Climate Classification?
Students are introduced to the idea that climates can be broadly classified using a system that is based upon long-term averages of specific variables (air temperature and precipitation) by examining the relationship between temperature and precipitation data to determine the Köppen-Geiger climate classification for a specific location.
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Teaching Climate Science using the Climate Literacy Principles
"The Essential Principles of Climate Science" presents important information for individuals and communities to understand Earth's climate, impacts of climate change, and approaches for adapting and mitigating change. Principles in the guide can serve as discussion starters or launching points for scientific inquiry. The guide can also serve educators who teach climate science as part of their science curricula.  

Learn more about the origin of the Climate Literacy Principles: 

Climate Literacy Network
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