Environmental Literacy Program
Will von Dauster/NOAA
Think about where you live. Have you ever been in a strong storm? Have you experienced flooding, a wildfire, or really hot days? These types of environmental hazards are happening more often because of climate change. Even though these events can be scary, there is so much you can do in your own community to make it better able to handle these challenges. When we work together to protect our communities from environmental hazards, we are building community resilience.
In these activities, you will learn all about community resilience and discover ways that you can make a difference.
Explore the activities
Designed for learners in grades 3-8, this activity book helps young people learn about community resilience and discover ways that they can make a difference. Learners can keep track of points as they complete activities and earn a badge at the end! Each of the six sections of the book mirrors key concepts from the Community Resilience Education Theory of Change. The activity book was designed for both formal and informal education and includes an educators' guide.
An interactive, online version of the Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book, also for learners in grades 3-8. The eBook automatically adds up points as learners progress through activities to earn badges. You can print responses, although NOAA does not save or retain your information.
The Educators' Guide include instructions for how the activities can be used in the classroom or other learning environments and a table showing the alignment of the activities with the Next Generation Science Standards. We also provide links to additional educational resources that relate to these topics that have been developed by NOAA’s education grantees.
Coloring pages, cutouts, downloadable art, and more related to the Climate Resilience in Your Community Activity Book.
How to use this activity book
You can view the activity book online, as an eBook, or print it on 8.5 inches x 11 inches standard printer paper. To request a hardcopy of the activity book, please email education@noaa.gov.
The activity book was designed for learners in grades 3-8 for use in formal and informal educational settings. Each of the six sections of the book mirrors key concepts from the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program's Theory of Change to help learners identify ways to build resilience to climate change in their own communities. The end of the book includes additional activities and resources.
To go along with the activity book, we developed an Educators’ Guide to help educators facilitate the activities. The Guide includes tips for adjusting each activity for different grade levels, alignment of the activities with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and additional resources.
Authors
Environmental Literacy Program
NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program supports projects that both inspire and educate people to use Earth system science to increase ecosystem stewardship and resilience to extreme weather, climate change, and other environmental hazards. The program builds capacity for institutions and networks to advance NOAA’s mission through formal (K-12) and informal education at national, regional, and local levels.
Nurture Nature Center
Nurture Nature Center offsite link (NNC) is a non-profit based in Easton, PA dedicated to engaging youth and adults in learning about environmental risks and building community resiliency by leveraging the power of informal science education, engagement in the arts, and community dialogue and networking. Some of NNC's programming includes community presentations and events, a NOAA Science On a Sphere® exhibit, and capacity for social science research and outreach. NNC is a recipient of an Environmental Literacy Program award.