Written by: Nicole Fassina Education plays a pivotal role in tackling issues related to climate change by educating young students and empowering them to engage actively in advocating for environmental justice. Education not only imparts knowledge, but also possesses the transformative power to shape attitudes and behaviors, empowering students to have agency over their personal growth and societal impact. Understanding … Read More
Cooler Communities Connects Heat Hub Science with Students’ Lives
Written by: Nan Renner, SoCal Heat Hub co-PI for K12 Education to Broaden Participation and Birch Aquarium at Scripps Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships. Cooler Communities — curriculum created by San Diego Unified School District’s STEAM Team with support from the SoCal Heat Hub — compels fifth-grade students to think critically and creatively about their local environment. Teachers from 84 … Read More
SoCal Heat Hub Launches Weather Stations Education Project
Written by Nicole Fassina and Maren Hale Our education and research teams have been working together since early this summer on an exciting Hub sub-project to bring data science opportunities to schools through weather station installations. We hope to provide weather stations to various schools across San Diego County over the next several years, and co-design uses of weather data … Read More
Climate Champions Design Summit Integrates Local and Global Heat Phenomena
Written by: Maren Hale and Nan Renner On September 12th and 13th, Climate Champions and the San Diego Science Project (SDSP, at UC San Diego’s CREATE) hosted another summit in a series bringing together educators and scientists to explore heat phenomena within an Earth systems framework using Understanding Global Change (UGC). The event at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was led … Read More
Climate Champions Design Summit Convenes Local Educators Around Heat Hub Science
Written by: Nan Renner & Maren Hale On March 14th and 15th, the SoCal Extreme Heat Research Hub participated in an education design summit led by Climate Champions and the San Diego Science Project (SDSP). The summit, which represents the hub’s first major education activity, was led by education team members Alec Barron of SDSP and Jessica Bean, leader of … Read More