Closing the Climate Education Gap: How Schools Can Find Reliable Climate Change Resources

Why Mainstream Media Must Go Beyond Raising Awareness to Guiding Educators Toward Trusted Climate Change Resources

Much of the curriculum in schools is silent on climate change, as the New York Times reports. The article about addressing the issue in education, especially middle school, states that there are more articles online that misinform about the topic than cover it accurately.

Teaching students to search for reliable information on the topic should look for search terms in Google that will lead them to accurate scientific information. While the article states the importance of teaching this topic to the next generation, it sidesteps how teachers can find precise information about climate change.

Students, parents, and teachers can investigate reputable information about the topic with one simple set of search parameters on Google. The keywords are as follows:

NOAA climate change site:.gov

It’s a travesty that The Times’ goals don’t include informing people about NOAA, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, in its article about climate change. The article mentions the dire need for mi…