In this resource, students will investigate impacts of a warming climate on sugar maple and paper birch, two trees of special importance to the Lake Superior Ojibwe. Making maple sugar and harvesting birch bark are cultural practices that occur in the spring. As students work through this unit, they will consider how climate change is affecting the sustainability of these tree species and the activities and traditions they may enjoy.

In this activity, students will investigate impacts of a warming climate on cold and cool water fish species in Wisconsin. They will also explore how fishing is an important source of food and cultural practice for the Lake Superior Ojibwe. Students are encouraged to consider how climate change can affect culture and design a project to take action.

This video provides entertaining animations about the similarities and differences between weather and climate. It is very simple and fast. References are provided at the end of the video.

This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons. In this activity students will learn that the Earth is tilted on a consistent axis and know the reason why the length of days differs throughout the year.

This lesson will help students understand water use in food production and ways to use less water.

This resource from MIT includes a 14-minute podcast on the relationship between agriculture and climate change from a NASA scientist, and additional activities that support an understanding of using maps and case-studies from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to understand agroecology concepts. Students learn about how farmers are changing land-use practices to have a less negative impact on climate change, and how climate change may alter the nutritional quality of crops.

In this activity, students will learn about and model the carbon cycle. Using data from Global Forest Watch, students investigate regional and global patterns of forest loss, gain, and carbon emissions to answer the questions: should we plant trees as a solution to climate change? Does location matter? How do we know?

This 3-minute video from PBS Wisconsin describes the socioeconomic vulnerability of elderly and impoverished populations during Wisconsin's heatwaves. A short summary provides more details about the dangers of heatwaves in urban settings and describes the projected increases in number of day over 90 degrees in Wisconsin. Students conduct a thoughtful discussion about climate-change related heatwaves and are tasked with creating poetry about their own experiences.

In this activity, students listen to a podcast about energy efficiency; read a brief history of energy efficiency in the United States; do a qualitative energy audit of their classroom, including lighting, heating/air conditioning, and appliances and electronics; interview someone knowledgeable about the physical building; and complete a quantitative energy audit of a portion of their school.

This comprehensive student and teacher guide from the MIT Climate Portal includes an introductory 10 minute podcast about water and climate change impacts, a water cycle class game, independent understanding of local solutions to climate change threats, and a wrap-up discussion. The focus of the materials is on changes to precipitation patterns and the downstream effects, such as how diseases like Malaria are influenced by rainfall and temperature.