If you are a student interested in learning more about climate change, check out the following!
This section of the Play it Cool site offers links to information on global warming and climate change. Some of the sites listed offer some really fun ways to learn such as quizes and video clips.
Once you are equiped with sound scientific knowledge on climate change you can get out there and shout about it! Go on, make a difference! Get involved in the solutions and encourage others to do so too.
Carbon Detectives' Kit - a student friendly site which helps a school work out its carbon footprint, decide on ways to reduce it and measure the change.
What You Can Do – good explanations about climate change and tips for cutting the carbon.
World Wide Fund for Nature – info about how climate change is affecting wildlife, and how WWF is working with governments and businesses.
The Met Office - Frequently asked questions: answers to some common myths, and slides with diagrams and graphs to download.
Friends of the Earth - pages on climate change from one of the leading UK environmental campaigning organisations.
DEfRA - UK government website pages on climate change. See the section on Climate Champions – perhaps you are one!
People and Planet - a site for students and teachers with background information, some good website links and campaigning information.
Global warming kids.net - a US site for young people on climate change and solutions.
EPA kids site - US Environmental Protection Agency which includes information, games and further links for children and young people.
Climate Change Education - California site with some useful resources especially about the polar regions.