climate action heroes
virtual field trip

Climate Action Heroes—unite! We all play an important role in the fight against climate change. In this 20-minute video, Dreamers will learn the difference between weather and climate, the effects of climate change, and the importance of using their climate action superpowers for good! This virtual field trip includes interviews with 7 real-life Climate Action Heroes as well as a lab experiment that tests what a warming climate means for Planet Earth and its inhabitants. We recommend familiarizing yourself with all the tools and resources below prior to viewing.

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Arbor Avengers defend the trees.
video activity: t-shirt bag
Community Captains focus on reducing and refusing waste.
video activity: trash tracker
Pollinator Patrols protect and support pollinators of all kinds—like bees, birds, and bats, and the plants they help create.
video activity: pollinator bath
Water Warriors protect our oceans and freshwater ways.
video activity: musical instruments
Mighty Meteorologists discover weather patterns and plan for extreme weather events.
video activity: weather journal

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experiment worksheet
two clean 2 liter bottles (recycled soda bottles work)
two corks with holes poked through the middle (big enough for the thermometers)
two thermometers
a funnel
2 tablespoons of baking soda
¼ cup of vinegar
two heat lamps
tape + a marker

climate action heroes virtual field trip video

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learning standards

next generation science standards

3-ESS2-2 Earth’s Systems

Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.

4-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity

Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity

Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources.