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Journal of Chemical Education

Earth Week 2025: Dive Into the Cool World of Glaciers, Ice, and More With the Journal of Chemical Education!
In celebration of Earth Week 2025, ACS Publications invites you to explore a selection of resources on glaciers, arctic ice and climate change for educators from the Journal of Chemical Education.

Impact on the Environment

• National Snow and Ice Data Center: Glaciers
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Climate Change: Mountain Glaciers
• World Wildlife Fund: Why are glaciers and sea ice melting?
• PBS: Climate Change Affects Glacial Water Source

Glacier Formation and Movement

• NASA Earth Data: Glacier Power: How do Glaciers Move?
• National Geographic: Glaciers: Moving Rivers of Ice
• Generation Genius: Oceans, Lakes and Rivers

Resources from the Earth Day Network

• The Great Global Cleanup
  The Great Global Cleanup is a worldwide campaign to rid the environment of waste and plastic pollution for good. 
• Climate Literacy Communications Toolkit
  Explore ways to raise awareness for climate literacy, spreading the word amongst your networks, and urging your government to make climate literacy a core feature of school curriculum. You will also find key messaging and research on climate literacy. 
• Foodprint Calculators
  There are many ways to calculate a foodprint. Whichever way you choose, foodprint calculators can help you understand how much your food choices impact the planet.
• Teach-In Toolkit
  Teach-ins play a significant role in providing communities with the knowledge they need to advocate for a cleaner, more secure future. Use the toolkit to plan an effective teach-in that will bring your community together and build capacity to make change!

Find more resources at EarthDay.org.