Rutgers Climate and Environmental Change Initiative

Below is a list of resources for educators interested in bringing climate change into the classroom

Climate Change Backpacks
The New England Science Center Collaborative has developed a teaching tool called the Climate Change Backpack. The curriculum materials and activities fit into a rugged, water-resistant, Timberland Company daypack for use in classrooms and in the field. The lessons are designed to expand Climate Change Backpackor contract according to the audience and available teaching time.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide
UCAR has developed four units on climate change, each of which contains material for several lessons.
Smithsonian Resources on Arctic Change
These activities explore changes in the Arctic's climate that are being observed by both polar scientists and polar residents--changes that impact the Arctic's environment, its wildlife, and its peoples. The activities also explore how the Arctic's climate connects to our global climate system.
IGLO Activity Toolkit
A collection of activities on climate change from various sources.
Global Warming Materials from the Union of Concerned Scientists
All of these materials are based on published, peer-reviewed science, and have themselves been peer-reviewed by scientific experts in the relevant fields.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change Kids Site
Links to basic information on climate change, activities for kids, and resources for teachers.

Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist
View and download New Jersey temperature and precipitation data from 1895-2007.
National Climatic Data Center
View and download historical temperature and precipitation data from cities, states, or the entire U.S.

Zerofootprint: Calculator for Kids
This calculator is less quantitative than those listed below and is more focused on the activities that kids are engaged in on a daily basis. The website also has information for teachers and parents.
Environmental Protection Agency
Carbon Footprint
SafeClimate
CarbonFund