Climate Change and Energy Programs
We offer a broad range of programs, including
Teacher professional development
Group workshops and programs
Presentations, live and online
Example topics and activities from some of our recent professional development workshops include:
Measuring carbon storage in trees
Tabletop and outdoor measurements of carbon fluxes
Creating and teaching about a Go Bag, to prepare students and their families for extreme storms
Where does gasoline go? An exploration of the math of how much carbon dioxide is generated by burning a gallon of gasoline
There’s no such thing as a free megawatt: the Marcellus shale as a gateway drug to energy literacy
Rules of thumb for teaching controversial issues
Fire and Brimstone and Fort McMurray: considering the implications of apocalyptic rhetoric in climate communication
How to dig into the science of climate change and its scary implications without losing hope
Project-based learning with students developing cost estimates for adapting facilities to more heavy rainfalls, using less energy by switching to LED lighting, and using solar panels to generate electricity