ClimeTime | Climate Science Learning

Argument Driven Inquiry in Earth and Space Science

Nov 6, 2018 | Capital Region ESD 113

120 middle and high school teachers attended the Argument Driven Inquiry workshops. Participants learned the limitations of typical laboratory instruction and why ADI can help students develop the knowledge and skills they need to be proficient in science. Teachers...

Chewelah Students Explore Food Waste and present at the North American Association for Environmental Education

Nov 1, 2018 | Pacific Education Institute

Students from Chewelah alternative school explored why food waste is listed as the 3rd most important thing humans can do globally to drawdown their contribution to greenhouse gasses. The students collected and measured their own food waste for one day, calculated the...

Washington Green Schools Hosts Hub Meeting with ESD 114

Nov 1, 2018 | Olympic ESD 114, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

Washington Green Schools hosted a 3-hour Hub meeting/training in Bremerton on October 23rd and Port Angeles on November 1st with a K-5 PLC of 30 teachers. These trainings focused on incorporating climate science education using a local phenomenon, forest fires,...

Earth Systems and Changes

Oct 29, 2018 | ESD 123

2 cohorts of 24 teachers each met at the MC BONES Research Foundation Center in Coyote Canyon, Kennewick WA. To learn about erosion/soil deposition, fossils as indicators of climate changes, and cycles of climate change from the Ice Age Floods contrasted to climate...

Fire and Our Future: A STEM Seminar in Stevenson, WA

Oct 29, 2018 | ESD 112, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

26 K-12 educators came together at the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive Center Museum to learn about current climate science research and the connections between wildfire and climate change.

Carbonated Water Climate Change/Ocean Acidificaton Teacher Workshop

Oct 27, 2018 | Padilla Bay

Thirteen Middle and High School science teachers in the San Juan Islands learned about teaching climate change and ocean acidification on October 25-26. Padilla Bay educators led activities on carbon cycling and flow, climate change effects and solutions, and data...

Kids in the Forest Field Days

Oct 20, 2018 | NCESD 171, Cascadia CD

The first week of October we hosted about 300 5th-6th grade students from Wenatchee and East Wenatchee for our field experience. The experience consists of several stations teaching students about forest health, ecology, and fire. The field days are held at Mission...

Taking NGSS/Climate Science Foundational Unit Training on the road in ESD 105

Oct 12, 2018 | ESD 105

On October 12, Sunnyside School District hosted Foundational Training for units aligned to NGSS/Climate Science Standards for 100+ Grade 1-5 teachers at Washington Elementary. The training was delivered by 9 ESD 105 Science Education Cooperative Master Trainers and...

NGSS and Climate Science Workshops

Oct 12, 2018 | ESD 112

In October, ESD 112 hosted multiple NGSS and Climate Science Workshops in Camas, WA. Teachers learned about the population of pika that live in the Columbia River Gorge in order to help answer the driving question: “How can we mitigate the impacts of climate...

Carbon Cycle and the Impact of Climate Change

Oct 10, 2018 | NCESD 171

October 10th teachers learned about the pika unit which focuses on the carbon cycle and the impact of climate change on the pika. Over 300 10th grade students will experience this unit this year.

Local Phenomenon: Oyster Acidification on Washington Coastline

Sep 27, 2018 | Capital Region ESD 113, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)

Washington Green Schools led a 2-hour training on September 26th at the ESD 113 (and ZOOM option) with the 7th/8th grade PLC. 4 teachers attended. Topics included Developing & Using Models, Asking questions & Defining Problems, Promoting student discourse,...

Educational Exploring Climate Science with Virtual Reality (VR)

Sep 7, 2018 | ESD 123

10 high school teachers from schools that are in comprehensive or multiple target schools, including 3 alternative school setting teachers, worked and learned for 3 days with 3 Climate Scientists and 2 Virtual Reality Scientists/Engineers to learn about what climate...