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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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