Lesson Plans
Resources & Materials
Welcome to The CLEO Institute’s educator content library! Click each grade level section to display our different free standards-aligned lesson plans and materials, arranged by subject.
High School (Grades 9-12)
This lesson plan for high school students explores whether climate change is from solar influence or human impact.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Student Handout/Worksheet
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Fact, Fiction, or False Correlation?”
- Excel spreadsheet of climate and sunspot data
CPALMS Standards: MA.912.DP.2.4, MA.912.DP.3.1, MA.912.DP.4.1.
This lesson plan for high school students explores climate change and the spread of communicable diseases.
CPALMS Standards: SC.912.N.1.1, SC.912.N.4.1, SC.912.E.7.3, SC.912.E.7.4, SC.912.E.7.5, SC.912.E.7.7, SC.912.E.7.8, SC.912.L.17.4, HE.912.C.1.3, SS.912.A.3.12, ELA.9.R.2.1, ELA.10.R.2.1, ELA.11.R.2.1, ELA.12.R.2.1
This lesson plan for students grades 6-12 teaches students to analyze news sources about climate change using critical thinking skills to check for reliability.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Example News Article
- Student Handout/Worksheet (full)
- Student Handout/Worksheet (simplified)
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Analyzing News Stories on Climate Change”
CPALMS Standards:
- (6th-8th grades): SS.7.CG.2.9, SC.8.N.4.1, ELA.6.R.2.1-4, ELA.7.R.2.1-4, ELA.8.R.2.1-4
- (9th-12th grades): SC.912.N.1.4, SC.912.N.4.1, SS.912.A.7.12, ELA.9.R.2.1-4, ELA.10.R.2.1, ELA.11.R.2.1, ELA.12.R.2.1-4
This lesson plan for high school students grades 9-12 explores climate science with a hands-on activity with infrared thermometers.
CPALMS Standards: MA.912.DP.1.1, MA.912.DP.2.1, SC.912.L.17.16, SC.912.N.1.1, SC.912.P.10.4, SC.912.P.10.10, SC.912.E.6.6, SC.912.E.7.9
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
This lesson plan is for middle school students to learn about how climate change affects hurricanes.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Student Handout/Worksheet
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Hurricanes & Sea Surface Temperature”
CPALMS Standards:
- (6th grade): SC.6.E.7.1, SC.6.E.7.2, SC.6.E.7.3, SC.6.E.7.4, SC.6.E.7.5, SC.6.E.7.7, SC.6.E.7.8, MA.6.DP.1.1, MA.6.DP.1.2, MA.6.GR.2.3, ELA.6.R.2.4, ELA.6.V.1.3
- (7th grade): SC.7.N.1.7, SC.7.P.11.1, SC.7.P.11.4, SC.7.E.6.6, MA.7.DP.1.3
- (8th grade): SC.8.N.4.1, SC.8.N.4.2, SS.8.G.5.1, SS.8.G.5.2, ELA.8.R.2.4
This lesson plan for students grades 6-12 teaches students to analyze news sources about climate change using critical thinking skills to check for reliability.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Example News Article
- Student Handout/Worksheet (full)
- Student Handout/Worksheet (simplified)
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Analyzing News Stories on Climate Change”
CPALMS Standards:
- (6th-8th grades): SS.7.CG.2.9, SC.8.N.4.1, ELA.6.R.2.1-4, ELA.7.R.2.1-4, ELA.8.R.2.1-4
- (9th-12th grades): SC.912.N.1.4, SC.912.N.4.1, SS.912.A.7.12, ELA.9.R.2.1-4, ELA.10.R.2.1, ELA.11.R.2.1, ELA.12.R.2.1-4
These lesson plans are for middle school students to explore climate science with a hands-on activity with infrared thermometers.
CPALMS Standards:
- (6th grade): MA.6.DP.1.1, MA.6.AR.3.3, SC.6.P.11.1, SC.6.N.1.4
- (7th grade): MA.7.DP.1.1, MA.7.AR.3.1, SC.7.P.11.2, SC.7.N.1.3
- (8th grade): MA.8.DP.1.1, MA.8.AR.2.4, SC.8.E.5.10, SC.8.N.1.1
Elementary School (Grades 3-5)
This lesson plan is for middle school students to learn about how sea level rise affects Florida’s coastline.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Student Handout/Worksheet
- PowerPoint Presentation “Sea Level Rise and Florida’s Coastline”
CPALMS Standards:
- (3rd grade): SC.3.E.6.1, SC.3.N.1.1, SC.3.N.1.3, SC.3.P.9, MA.3.DP.1.1
- (4th grade): SC.4.N.1.1, MA.4.M.1.1, MA.4.DP.1.1, ELA.4.R.3.2
- (5th grade): SC.5.E.7.1, MA.5.M.1.1, MA.5.DP.1.2, ELA.5.V.1.1
These lesson plans are for elementary school students to explore climate science with a hands-on activity with infrared thermometers.
CPALMS Standards:
- (3rd grade): MA.3.DP.1.1, SC.3.E.6.1, SC.3.N.1.3
- (5th grade): MA.5.DP.1.1, SC.5.E.7.1, SC.5.N.1.1
Elementary School (Grades K-2)
This lesson plan is for young elementary school students to learn about how the greenhouse effect affects living things.
- Teacher Guide/Lesson Plan
- Student Handout/Worksheet
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Terraria and the Greenhouse Effect”
CPALMS Standards:
- (Kindergarten): SC.K.N.1.1, SC.K.N.1.4, SC.K.P.8.1, MA.K.M.1.2, MA.K.DP.1.1, ELA.K.C.2.1, ELA.K.C.1.4
- (1st grade): SC.1.E.5.4, MA.1.DP.1.1, MA.1.DP.1.2, ELA.1.C.4.1, ELA.1.C.2.1
- (2nd grade): SC.2.E.7.2, SC.2.E.7.4, MA.2.DP.1.1, MA.2.DP.1.2, ELA.2.C.4.1
This lesson plan is for 1st grade elementary school students to explore climate science with a hands-on activity with infrared thermometers.
CPALMS Standards: MA.K12.MTR.5.1, SC.1.N.1.2
