[SEMCO] Climate Change Educator Training Session

[Sheri DeRosa]

Climate Change Backpack Training Program

Presented by the New England Aquarium and
the New England Science Center Collaborative

Tuesday Nov. 18, 2003
9:30am-3:30pm

RSVP to John Anderson at janderson at neaq.org or 617-973-0256 by Nov. 
14th.  We encourage you to bring a colleague or two.  Please have each 
person RSVP.

Registration is Free.  Lunch costs $7

Where: New England Aquarium Education Center (directions will be 
e-mailed with registration confirmation)

What's a Climate Change Backpack?
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.  

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.  

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.

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.

Please join us for a day of learning and sharing.  For more information 
and to register, please contact John Anderson at janderson at neaq.org or 
617-973-0256.

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