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A: ACE provides no-cost climate change presentations to all schools, public and private
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We've identified several additional climate change resources for teachers below. Click on a link below to jump to that section.
August's Featured Resource:
Remember Bill Nye the Science Guy? Well, here's his take on making a complex scientific issue like climate change, and simplifying it so that anyone can understand. Bill Nye's ClimateLab is a tremendous - and fun - resource developed in a partnership with the Chabot Space and Science Center. Enjoy!
Featured 2010 Conference (rotating):
Presentation Worksheets
A brief science key concepts and reading comprehension worksheet that you can download before or after an ACE assembly. Developed by a Bay Area teacher and a terrific resource for pre- or post-presentation classroom discussion. Download here
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Fun Websites for Students
ACE is all about educating and inspiring students to take on climate change - while having fun along the way. It's a great way to keep students' interest and inspire them to tell their friends about what they've learned. With that in mind, here are some sites where students can learn more... and have fun!
| Bill Nye's Climate Lab | Dep't of Energy's Lose Your Excuse (game) | |
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Reference Websites
- Author: NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Overview: Complete with Teaching Resources, Professional Development Opportunities, and Multimedia for your classroom, this new website - climate.gov - is a powerful new resource to teachers, sciences, and citizens. It has the latest in cutting edge climate science and is presented in a way that's understandable for anyone!
Climate Change Indicators in California
- Author: Linda Mazur, Carmen Milanes, CA EPA, OEHHA, IRAB
- Overview: Compilation of environmental indicators that collectively describe changes to California's climate, the drivers of these changes, and the impacts of such changes on the state.
- Author: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Overview: EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments. Provides climate science facts, U.S. policy information, what you can do and much more. There’s a page specifically designed for educators, although the entire section is full of information that would help teachers.
Gateway to the UN System’s Work on Climate Change
- Author: UN Partners on Climate Change
- Overview: The products on the “Cool Planet” section are fantastic. Also “cool” projects, public figures and build up to Copenhagen offer great resources.
- Author: The Will Steger Foundation, whose programs foster international leadership and cooperation through environmental education and policy
- Content: The curriculum and resources poses the following questions: What is global warming? What effects does it have? How can it be prevented? (Binder for order)
Features and notes: Global Warming 101 has curricula resources for K-12 and exciting additional and supplimental materials, like films and maps from Arctic expeditions!
"Green” Activities and Classroom Resources
- Author: Teacher Vision
- Overview: The lessons and activities are not as extensive as a full curriculum, but valuable nonetheless. Covers a range of topics associated with climate change, including recycling, composting, reuse, reduction, green classroom measures, reducing pollution. These lessons are well presented and interdisciplinary.
Global Warming Teacher Resources
- Author: Teacher Vision
- Overview: Great page, links from the "Green" Activities page above. There is some crossover between the two, but they’re both very rich compilations covering many associated fields.
University of Chicago - Online Lectures
- Author: David Archer, Professor of Geophysical Sciences
- Overview: Professor Archer leads a 23-video (lecture) series about Global Warming (for non-science majors). Note* - ACE has not reviewed this video series in their entirety, and the opinions shared are solely the viewpoint of Professor Archer, from the University of Chicago
- Author: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Overview: Espouses the need for Environmental Education and explains the foundations of nature-deficit disorders.
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Conferences
USA Science and Engineering Festival
Where: Washington, DC
When: October 10 - 24, 2010
Overview: The inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival will be the country’s first national science festival and will descend on the Washington, D.C. area in the Fall of 2010. The Festival promises to be the ultimate multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary celebration of science in the United States.
ACE will be present as an official partner.
Where: San Rafael, CA
When: October 15-17, 2010
Overview: At this year's conference, social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity through - dozens of speakers and over 40 workshops.
2010 California Science Teachers Association
Where: Sacramento, CA
When: October 22-24, 2010
Overview: The 2010 conference will feature 14 hours of workshops over three days, two general sessions, six focus speakers, six Field Courses, 16 Short Courses, nearly 6 hours of exclusive exhibit time, and more!
1st Annual Green Schools National Conference
Where: Minneapolis, MN
When: October 24-26, 2010
Overview: This 3-day conference will be a prime opportunity to learn more about green education in a variety of disciplines and network with teachers and students from around the country.
... and many, many more across the country. Search for your state's upcoming science teacher conference and let us know about it!
**Special thanks to Dr. Alec Bozdin, Associate Professor in the Teaching, Learning, & Technology program in the Department of Education & Human Services at Lehigh University, for helping to comprise this list of resources.