ClimateQuest

ClimateQuest teaches climate science as a **system of coupled processes** — atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere — connected through carbon, energy, and water flows.

Level 1

Earth-System Lab

Drag the CO₂ slider and watch the whole Earth system respond in real time — greenhouse forcing, global warming, sea-level rise, and Arctic sea ice — on a live model curve.

Predict the warmingMake your estimate first — then let the model reveal it. Read the evidenceName the trend in real climate datasets. Compare the pathsSee how today's choices bend tomorrow's curve.

Feedback-Loop Builder

Meet the four loops that drive Earth's climate — ice & albedo, water vapor, permafrost methane, and the ocean carbon sink. Systems thinking, one loop at a time.

Reinforcing or balancing?Does the loop amplify the change, or dampen it? Build the loopTap the steps in cause-and-effect order. What happens next?Trace the chain one link at a time.

Concepts — choose a kit

Each kit is a short round of questions with hints when you need them. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Climate System Basics & Weather vs Climate Climate basics · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: The Greenhouse Effect & Carbon Cycle Greenhouse & carbon · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 3: Feedback Loops & Earth's Energy Balance Feedback loops · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Ocean Systems & Sea Level Change Oceans & sea level · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Paleoclimate: Evidence from the Past Paleoclimate · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 6: Climate Impacts & Extreme Weather Impacts & weather · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Climate Solutions & Mitigation Strategies Solutions · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 8: Climate Policy, Communication & Citizen Science Capstone Policy & justice · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 9: Carbon Cycle & Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse & carbon · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 10: Climate Data & Evidence Data & evidence · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 11: Climate Solutions & Green Technology Solutions · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 12: Climate Justice & Global Action Policy & justice · grades 6-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Cross-Topic Connections Connections & synthesis · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 14: Real-World Applications Connections & synthesis · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 15: Misconceptions & Reasoning Reasoning · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 16: Advanced Synthesis Connections & synthesis · grades 7-8 · 25 questions
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

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