Evidence of the importance of global climate change to the future generation is reflected in the increasing number of queries CDIAC receives from students and educators, from a range of educational levels. We have compiled a listing of some sites that we hope will be of interest and of use to those looking for information, fun, ideas, and ways that they can make a difference. These links were chosen because we have found them useful in responding to those with inquiring minds. These links will take the user outside of CDIAC, and are by no means comprehensive. We are not responsible for the content or intent of these outside links.

Tools you can use!

• Climate Change Calculator
• How many pounds of CO₂ do you produce each day? Let ABCNEWS.com calculate your CO₂!
• WRI's SafeClimate Calculator allows individuals and organizations to determine carbon dioxide emissions from major sources: home/office energy consumption, transportation by car and plane, and in the case of organizations, paper use.
• How many trees do you need to plant to offset your carbon emissions? AMERICAN FOREST'S Personal Climate Change Calculator can help you calculate the effect your lifestyle has on the Earth's climate!
• Calculate Temperature Trends by state
• U.S. Geological Survey GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE) provides a Java-based interface to access spatial data, databases, and related information from USGS research studies.
• UNEP's Web-based Java Climate Model lets you explore IPCC scenarios of future greenhouse gas emissions and predictions of consequent climate change by observing instant effects on plots ranging from emissions to impacts.

Climate Change Search Engine and Weather Applications

• Climate Ark
• Weather Software Archive (University of Michigan)

Kid's Stuff

• Kids Zone (DOE)
• Kid's Page (EIA)
• Dr. E's Energy Lab (EREN)
• Education Center (ARM)
• FirstGov for Kids
• Global Warming Kids Site (EPA)
• Environmental Kids Club (EPA)
• Energy Quest (California Energy Commission)
• Jefferson Lab's Student Zone
• Sci4Kids (USDA-ARS)
• Watt's On Your Mind?
• The Magic School Bus (Scholastic)
  

Games

• Kids Zone Games & Quizzes
  
• Global Warming Games
  
• The Great Green Web Game
  

CO₂ Testers and Experiments

• Qubit systems
• LI-COR Biosciences
• Home Harvest Garden Supply Online
• W.E. Kuriger Associates Environmental Science Store
• Global Change Laboratory

Do You Have Homework Questions?

• Go to Home Base for U.S. Science.gov
• American Physical Society Physics Internet Resources
• American Institute of Physics Center for History of Physics

Handbook of Chemistry and Physics or the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - these references should be available in most hgh shool and local libraries.

Other

• Climate Change Information Kit (UNFCCC)
• Global Change Research at the Smithsonian
  
• Actionbioscience.org
  
• The Learning Web
  
• The Global Schoolhouse
  
• GCMD's Learning Center
  
• GLOBE Program
  

CDIAC Reference Tools

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       8/2004