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Website: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network - CLEAN

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WEBSITE: Website: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network - CLEAN

SUMMARY

CLEAN, the Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network, is a National Science Digital Library Pathway of reviewed and annotated existing online resources relating to key climate and energy concepts. The current CLEAN collection includes nearly 100 digital learning activities for grades 6 - 16, and the website also has suggestions on "teaching with" various climate and energy principles and concepts.

GOALS

To improve civic science literacy around climate and energy topics.

CONTEXT FOR USE

The resources within CLEAN are diverse and authoritative.  They have been reviewed by science and teaching peers who look for scientific accuracy and currency, ease of use and, where appropriate, pedagogical scaffolding.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

All materials within CLEAN are teaching materials.

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TEACHING NOTES

CLEAN also includes an online forum for discussing the use of resources or challenges and opportunities to improve climate and energy literacy.

ASSESSMENT

Assessments vary upon the individual learning goals identified for each resource.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

http://cleanet.org

SHORT DESCRIPTION

CLEAN offers a catalog of online resources relating to climate and energy topics that have been reviewed for scientific accuracy and overall quality.

Citation

Mark McCaffrey (Lead Author);Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (Content Source); "Website: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network - CLEAN". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth February 15, 2011; Last revised Date January 2, 2012; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/resources/view/163286/?topic=49491>

The Author

Mark McCaffreyA biography for this person is not yet available. We encourage authors to submit biographical information, if you have not done so and would like to, contact Arielle Conti. ... (Full Bio)

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