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<b>Climate Change Backpack Training Program</b><i><br>
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Presented by the New England Aquarium and<br>
the New England Science Center Collaborative</i><br>
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Tuesday Nov. 18, 2003<br>
9:30am-3:30pm<br>
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RSVP to John Anderson at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:janderson@neaq.org">janderson@neaq.org</a> or 617-973-0256 by Nov. 14th.
We encourage you to bring a colleague or two. Please have each person RSVP.<br>
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Registration is Free. Lunch costs $7<br>
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Where: New England Aquarium Education Center (directions will be e-mailed
with registration confirmation)<br>
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What’s a Climate Change Backpack?<br>
It’s a great teaching tool—a backpack filled with information and items related
to climate, provocative images and demonstrations. Teachers and informal
educators are encouraged to participate in this training session to learn
about the Climate Change Backpack and how to use it for teaching audiences
from middle schoolers to lifetime learners. The backpack includes extensive
background information on climate and how it is studied and materials and
plans for hands-on activities. <br>
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Why teach about climate change? It’s a rich topic for learning about science,
math, social decision making and connections between local, regional and
global systems. Climate change is with us and will be with us for the next
100 years, and we have an opportunity to mitigate much of the harm and dangerous
aspects of the changes that are underway and anticipated. Addressing climate
change will also help solve other problems such as air pollution and energy
security and it will lead to innovations that are likely to support the global
economy. <br>
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With so many good reasons to teach about it, why aren’t we teaching it already?
Newspapers and television present sensational headlines and generalizations
about climate. During the training we will look at the scientific basis
for what is known about earth’s climate and what is predicted for the future,
especially in our area. Science teachers will find that the study of climate
integrates earth, life, physical, and chemical science, and is an ideal topic
for cross-curricular projects with math and social studies. <br>
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Hands-On Practice with Activities: The training program includes practice
with activities in the Climate Change Backpack including considerations of
how they link with science and math.<br>
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Please join us for a day of learning and sharing. For more information and
to register, please contact John Anderson at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:janderson@neaq.org">janderson@neaq.org</a> or 617-973-0256.<br>
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