Free Resources from HHMI

April 22, 2014  Click Here to Go to the Site

Celebrate Earth Day with EarthViewer!   Earth Day is an opportunity to get everyone involved in activities to protect the environment and a catalyst for education about our planet. How has Earth’s environment changed over time? What has happened to CO2 levels and temperatures? Find out the answers to these questions and much more with the EarthViewer app, an interactive tool to visualize geological and biological events across Earth’s history. Explore other Earth-friendly activities from BioInteractive listed below.

A Scientific Look into the Future  Stimulate thinking about Earth’s future by peeking into past climate using the EarthViewer's Climate Guide—a guided activity on the EarthViewer app.

Exploring Earth’s Systems Explore the geochemical systems that run our planet using our geological carbon cycle classroom activity. Learn how the cycling of carbon between the atmosphere, land, and ocean regulates Earth’s climate.

Be a Climate Change Expert In a 90-minute presentation, climate expert Dr. Daniel Schrag explains how knowing about climate in Earth’s deep past helps us understand current climate change.

Everything You Wanted to Know...  … about carbon. Two engaging short animations will bring your students up to speed on the carbon cycle and greenhouse effect.

How Big Is Your Footprint? This activity will guide students through a series of steps and calculations to find out how much they contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and explore ways for using energy more efficiently.

A History of Change Play with this interactive to explore factors that affected Earth’s climate throughout the planet’s history and learn what the release of atmospheric CO2 from human activities means for global temperatures.

We Still Have Space! Want to know how to use these Earth-related resources in your classroom? HHMI will be holding a free workshop on climate change on Friday, April 25 in DC. To sign up and for more details, go here. Bring your registration form for a chance to win a great prize!

A Music Video Starring …  … the BioInteractive Team! If we win, the team will sing our thanks to all our fans and post the video online. Only two more days to cast your vote for BioInteractive for a Webby Award! We are currently in 3rd place, but with a little help from our friends we can make it to 1st.

Catch Your Inner Monkey Once again, Neil Shubin will be available to answer your questions on Twitter during Your Inner Monkey tomorrow (April 23th) on PBS at 10/9C. Use hashtag #InnerFishPBS to join the conversation. Make sure to check out supporting classroom resources at BioInteractive.org/your-inner-fish.