October 2023
Deadly heat waves. Severe storms. Extended droughts. Skies darkened by wildfire smoke.
These are just some of the unprecedented, extreme weather events that students in Bay Area schools have experienced in recent years. How can teachers help them understand not only the causes behind these extreme events but also the innovative solutions and individual actions that can help mitigate their effects?
“I had not realized how much my students needed to discuss and learn more about the extreme storms we experienced this winter,” said one teacher who piloted a new lesson from CRS about extreme weather and climate change.
Here are a few of the ways CRS is moving this work forward:
Summer 2023 Climate Institute
Climate Change and Environmental Justice Project
CRS has curated resources to help teachers plan and implement lessons that build climate and environmental literacy. From contributing data about plants or animals to community science research projects, to greening schoolyards, to advocating for a shift away from fossil fuels, teachers can find resources they need: https://crscience.org/educators/climateliteracy/