Climate Change Here and Now: Forest Ecosystem Impacts
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Climate is an ideal interdisciplinary theme for learning about the scientific process
and the ways in which humans affect and are affected by the Earth’s systems. Scientific
observations and climate model results that human activities are now the primary
cause of most of the ongoing increase in Earth’s globally averaged surface temperature.
Climate change will bring economic and environmental challenges as well as opportunities,
and citizens who have an understanding of climate science will be better prepared
to respond to both.
Two Web Seminars will be presented featuring scientists and education specialists
from SRS and USFS. The seminars will focus on the concepts of climate change and
the impact it has on various fauna and flora in US Forests. The presenters will
share their science expertise, answer questions from the participants, and provided
information regarding web sites that students can use in the classroom. These Web
Seminars were designed for educators of grades 5-12.
Each web seminar is a unique, stand-alone, program. Archives of the Web Seminars
and the presenters’ PowerPoint presentations will be available through the links
on this web page. Learn more about the
features
of the Web Seminar and read answers to
frequently asked
questions
from participants.
Schedule
Web Seminar I
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Topic: Climate Change
Presenters: Dr. Steve McNulty and Vicki Arthur
Web Seminar II
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Topic: Climate Change
Presenter: Vicki Arthur
To see more programs on Climate Change visit:
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia
_seminars/ClimateChange/webseminar.aspx
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
Underwritten by Sally Ride Science, and the U.S. Forest Service.
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