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Climate Action Toolkits

Toolkits and resources to educate, empower, and activate youth on their climate action journey. *NEW* Resources for educators, too!

ArcGIS: Mapping Your Community

Do you have questions regarding climate change in your community? ArcGIS activities allow clubs and community members to see their town through the lens of climate change and ask questions that are relevant to their local landscape.

Wardrobe Capsule

Capsule Wardrobe

Do you want to stop purchasing fast fashion clothing brands and start your sustainable fashion journey but are unsure where to begin? No fear; the capsule wardrobe is here!

Closet Revamp

Closet Revamp

Are you looking to bring community, fashion and sustainable living together? Consider hosting your clothing swap!

Four Session Learning Lab Adventure

Four Session Learning Lab Adventure

Complete a Learning Lab in four sessions! This toolkit will show you how to lead students through the educate, empower, and activate steps of any TCI Learning Lab in four 1-hour sessions.

Microfibers

Engage in an interactive, hands-on activity to understand the impacts microfibers have on our ecosystems. This toolkit will walk you through a washing machine simulation mimicking how microfibers are released. Learn how human consumption impacts ecosystems and what you can do to lessen the harm of microfibers.

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies

Learn about mitigation and adaptation strategies already in existence to combat climate change impacts. Connect these solutions to your local landscape, assess what applies to your community, and feel empowered to take action!

Seed Bomb

Seed Bomb

All communities struggle with the incursion of invasive plants and animals into the native ecosystem, and this topic can be a tangible way for students to explore the impact of humans and climate change on their local landscape.

Thermochromic Pigment

Thermochromic Pigment

Our toolkit will introduce you to thermochromic pigment and allow you to visualize how heat impacts your local landscape.

Tree Equity

Tree Equity Score

Utilize our Tree Equity Score toolkit to understand the disparities in access to green spaces and the intersections between race, class, health, age, and temperature in the U.S.

Upcycling and Innovation

Upcycling and Innovation

TCI’s Upcycling and Innovation toolkit challenges participants to breathe new life to items that would otherwise end up in the landfill. This toolkit can be paired with TCI’s Waste Audit and conducted with waste items collected during the assessment.

Wardrobe Diet

Wardrobe Diet

Looking to embark on a new self-challenge? The wardrobe diet might be for you. By limiting the number of clothing items, you are allowed to use in a specified period; the activity will put your wardrobe's versatility to the test and challenge your creativity.

Waste Audit

Waste Audit

TCI developed the Waste Audit toolkit as an introductory analysis of the waste an individual or group produces in a week. Conducting waste audits allows you to better understand the types of waste you produce and identify where they stream from.