Climate Change
According to most scientists, global warming is the single most important issue that affects our environment. Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Global Climate, is a good starting point for exploring this topic.

After students complete the student page “Saving a Ton of CO2” with their families, ask students what they can do individually to reduce CO2 every day (e.g. turn off lights when they leave a room, turn off electronics and unplug them when not in use, etc.). What can your school do?

Book List
Grades PreK-2
Aston, D.H. 2003. Loony Little. Candlewick Press.
Donnelly, K.J. 2003. Floods of the Past and Future. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Rockwell, A.F. 2006. Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 3-5
David, L. and C. Gordon. 2007. The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming. Scholastic, Inc.
Fretwell, H. 2007. The Sky's Not Falling!: Why It's OK to Chill about Global Warming. World Ahead Publishing, Inc.
Howell, L. 2004. Introduction to Weather and Climate Change. Usborne Publishing Limited.
Morgan, S. 2007. Changing Climate. Sea to Sea Publications.
Morris, N. and R. Bowden. 2007. Global Warming. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Oxlade, C. 2002. Global Warming. Coughlan Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 1990. Global Warming: Assessing the Greenhouse Threat. Arcade Publishing.
Rowland-Entwistle, T. 1991. Weather and Climate. Gareth Stevens Audio.
Taylor, B. 2001. How to Save the Planet. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Thornhill, J. 2007. This Is My Planet: The Kid's Guide to Global Warming. Maple Tree Press.
Varilla, M. 2004. Scholastic Atlas of Weather. Scholastic, Inc.

Grades 6-8
Blashfield, J.F. and W.B. Black. 1991. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Calhoun, Y. 2007. Environment in the News. Chelsea House Publishers.
Cherry, L. 2008. How we know what we know about our Changing Climate: Scientists and kids Explore Global Warming. Dawn Publications.
Fridell, R. 2002. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Lourie, P. 2007. Arctic Thaw: The People of the Whale in a Changing Climate. Boyds Mills Press.
Nardo, D. 2005. Ozone. Thomson Gale.
Parks, P.J. 2003. Global Warming. Thomson Gale.
Peckham, A. 1991. Global Warming. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Pringle, L.P. 2001. Global Warming: The Threat of Earth's Changing Climate. Seastar Books.
Silverstein, A. 2003. Global Warming. Lerner Publishing Group.
Scoones, S. 2002. Climate Change: Our Impact on the Planet. Raintree Publishers.
Stein, P. 2001. Forecasting the Climate of the Future. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Smith, T. 2004. Earth's Changing Climate. Smart Apple Media.
Tanaka, S. 2007. Climate Change. Groundwood Books.
Vogel, C.G. 2003. Human Impact. Scholastic Library Publishing.
World Almanac. 2002. Climate and the Environment. Gareth Stevens Audio.

Grades 9-12
Bilger, B. 1992. Global Warming. Chelsea House Publishers.
Evans, K. 2007. Weird Weather: Everything You Didn't Want to Know about Climate Change but Probably Should Find Out. Groundwood Books.
Leggett, J. 2001. The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era. Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Stevens, W.K. 2001. Change in the Weather: People, Weather, and the Science of Climate. Dell Publishing.
Tesar, J. 2002. Global Warming. Replica Books.