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Hosts Educators Climate Change Conference
NOAA Hosts Educators Climate Change Conference
Event Features Presentations by Sally Ride, Susan Solomon
July 21, 2008
 Sally
Ride, the first American woman in space, will join NOAA scientists
in Silver Spring July 23-24 to teach K-12 educators how to
integrate the science of earth’s changing climate into
their classroom lesson plans.
Co-Chair
of the 2007 Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change and the discoverer of the cause of the Antarctic
ozone hole, NOAA Senior Scientist Susan Solomon will
give the conference's major climate address following Ride's
opening keynote address Wednesday morning.
"People
are learning so much and are fascinated by climate change
these days. Teachers are a key to ensuring that tomorrow's
citizens will have the information they need to deal with
one of the world's great challenges in an informed way,"
said Dr. Susan Solomon, senior scientist at the NOAA Earth
System Research Laboratory.
During
“Earth Then, Earth Now: Our Changing Climate,”
participants will investigate the basic science of climate
change, as well as global impacts on the atmosphere,
ocean, and every continent and ecosystem around the world.
 “In
1983, when I looked down on Earth, I could see glaciers in
the Himalayas, atolls in the Pacific Ocean, and rain forests
in Madagascar. Since then, many glaciers have disappeared,
some atolls are underwater, and the rain forests have thinned,”
said Ride, president and CEO of Sally Ride Science. “Climate
change is an ideal interdisciplinary, integrating
theme for education. This conference will help teachers provide
students with the opportunity to better comprehend the interconnectedness
of this important topic, and use this knowledge in their lives
and their communities.”
The
educator conference will include presentations by prominent
scientists, hands-on activities, and ideas for facing the
climate challenge and creating a healthier planet. Participants
will learn about classroom activities and resources for their
students. During an educator street fair, participants will
have an opportunity to interact with federal agencies and
organizations on the front lines of climate change research.
In
addition to NOAA and NASA sponsorship, additional support
for the conference is provided by the Department of Energy,
U.S. Forest Service, Northrop Grumman Corporation, the National
Environmental Education Foundation and the National Science
Teachers Association.
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