What’s Your Climate Story?
Teachers, Students and Scientists Bring Questions, Experiences, and Expertise

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Teachers, Students and Scientists Bring Questions, Experiences, and Expertise

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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. 

“The students were so engaged because everyone had a story to share. And, they eagerly pulled the school garden teacher, who had dropped by the classroom for a moment, into their conversation.”

Here are a few of the ways CRS is moving this work forward: 

Summer 2023 Climate Institute

  • Forty elementary teachers from the greater Bay Area and beyond gathered to share their own climate stories, consider climate justice concepts and explore lesson resources.
  • Teacher presentations featured actual student action projects and resources for attendees to take back to their own classrooms
2023 Climate Institute (group photo)

Climate Change and Environmental Justice Project

  • This Fall, the CRS and OTACA writing team is preparing to field test a 4th-grade curriculum unit focused on how climate change is driving extreme weather that impacts reliable electrical energy and leads to more power outages
  • The unit prepares teachers and students to engage in a culminating action project to put what they have learned into action to make their community more energy resilient
  • Stories of impacts, solutions, actions and resilience are at the core of the 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/

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The mission of CRS is to empower teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students’ curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. We envision a community of educators, scientists, families and partners working together to build school cultures that equip all children to explore the world around them and build the skills needed to become innovators, problem solvers, environmental stewards, life-long learners and leaders. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.

 

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