Lesson Plans & Activities

Student engaging with Polargram station at Fiske Planetarium wearing an orange snowsuit standing in front of a green screen

Drifting North Polar Planetarium

In this MS/HS lesson, students will be transported to the Arctic with the MOSAiC expedition, The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Arctic Climate, in an immersive classroom and field trip experience.

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STEAM Activity

Middle School

High School

A satellite image of the state of Colorado.

Why Are Cities and Other Regions of the World Getting Hotter?

This is the third lesson in the Climate Resiliency Education High School Climate Unit.
This lesson has students investigate how albedo is contributing to temperature increasing in some places, like cities, are increasing at faster rates than elsewhere.

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STEAM Activity

High School

Alpine tundra vegetation with large boulder with snowy mountain range in the background

Exploring the Arctic

This is the first activity of a three-part curriculum about Arctic climate; the activities may be used independently or in sequence.
This activity introduces students to the Arctic and Arctic climate. Through a virtual exploration of the geography of the Arctic students become familiar with the region. They are then introduced to meteorological parameters that Arctic research teams use.

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STEAM Activity

Middle School

High School

University/College

Soil erosion shows roots of trees by side of road, trees are gray and so is the ground

Soil Percolation: Where Does the Rain Go?

Project EXTREMES lessons were written to be stand alone lessons but can be incorporated into a larger unit.
This lesson activity has students conduct an experiment that reinforces one component of the water cycle.

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STEAM Activity

Elementary School

Lesson Plans & Activities