Climate Wall
Provided by: American Museum of Natural History|Published on: August 29, 2026
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Region: Polar Regions, Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This digital exhibit explores how climate works and the consequences of climate change.
- It explains the components of the climate system, the carbon cycle, the difference between weather and climate, evidence that human activity is warming the planet, and how impacts like sea level rise and extreme weather may progress.
- Interactive features let students explore rising global temperature, map regional change, examine the greenhouse effect, and test whether scenarios describe weather or climate.
Teaching Materials
Classroom Implementation:
- Have students choose an interactive to focus on and analyze, reflecting on what message it conveys and how its medium enhances it.
- The greenhouse effect animation is a great visual introduction to the phenomenon.
- This exhibit can also be used as an activity for early finishers.
Extensions:
- Challenge students to create their own visual representations of climate change to display in the classroom or school.
Misconceptions:
- This exhibit counters the common misconception that climate has changed over time so current climate change must be due to natural factors.
- It also clearly presents the difference between weather and climate, another common misconception.
Clearly presents the evidence of global climate change.; Counters the common misconception that climate has changed over time so current climate change must be due to natural factors.; Clearly presents the difference between weather and climate, another common misconception.
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About the Partner Provider
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.
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