A content resource for teaching about climate change. The guide includes the basics of climate change science, social science concepts important for teaching climate change, regional information, and climate change solutions.
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Resources for teaching about climate change, including toolkits, videos, workshops, and more.
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A collection of videos on a variety of climate change and energy topics.
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A gateway to climate change data, maps, tools, and other resources to support scientifically sound decision making in New York State.
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Visitors to the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center can learn about climate change and energy through permanent and temporary exhibits.
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What is the IPCC, and what information does it produce? What are the most important takeaways from IPCC reports? Can I use IPCC data sets in my teaching? Why should I—and my students—care about IPCC reports? Learn about these things here.
Read MoreLearn about the U.N.’s COP meetings: their history, the goals of the latest one (COP26), and connections with education.
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Participate in and learn about citizen science projects at the Cayuga Nature Center and the Museum of the Earth, and find climate and weather activities that you can do in your backyard or classroom.
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Information about Central New York’s climate, including historical observations, future projections, impacts on plants and wildlife, and resources for further exploration.
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Learn how climate change affects sugar maples and New York’s maple syrup industry.
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Access to and information about environmental data we collect at the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center, as well as links to other data sources.
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The critical zone is the layer of the Earth's suface, from the base of the groundwater to tops of the trees, where rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms interact. PRI helps communicate how the critical zone works in online resources, teacher professional development, and exhibits at the Cayuga Nature Center.
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We offer a broad range of programs, including teacher professional development, group workshops and programs, and presentations, both live and online.
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We use Weather in a Tank to run demonstrations about weather, climate, and ocean circulation for visitors in the Museum of the Earth.
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PRI is a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador, providing information from the National Weather Service to help you be informed and prepared for extreme weather.
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A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. Groups of scientists, naturalists and volunteers conduct an intensive field study over a continuous time period.
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PRI’s book on the Marcellus Shale reviews the major science and technology issues around this complex topic, offering impartial, evidence-based, thought-provoking information for citizens.
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PRI has research programs on conservation paleobiology and the paleontological history of the Gulf Coast. Under Siege explains the impacts of the largest marine oil spill in US history, in spring of 2010.
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PRI’s series of regional Teacher-Friendly Guides to Earth Science cover the U.S. in seven volumes. The guides provide an overview Earth science in a format useful for teachers, but potentially of interest to anyone who wants to know more about their local area.
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PRI provides a wide range of programs for all ages, from preschool to adults, at the Museum of the Earth, the Cayuga Nature Center, and offsite.
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