Website: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network - CLEAN

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February 15, 2011, 12:00 am
January 2, 2012, 5:36 pm
Source: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
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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 CLEANcollection includes nearly 100 digital learning activities for grades 6 - 16, and the website alsohas 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 CLEANare 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 CLEANare teaching materials.

Explore>> Climate Literacy &Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)

TEACHING NOTES

CLEANalso 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.

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Citation

McCaffrey, M. (2012). Website: Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network - CLEAN. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Website:_Climate_Literacy_&_Energy_Awareness_Network_-_CLEAN