Climate Change, Wayne RESA, and the ICCARS Project

In his second inaugural address, on January 21, 2013, President Barack Obama addressed climate change and emphasized the country's need to respond and lead. Please click HERE to listen to the President.

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"We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms. The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries -- we must claim its promise. That is how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure -- our forests and waterways; our croplands and snowcapped peaks. That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God. That's what will lend meaning to the creed our fathers once declared."

 

ICCARS: Resources for Teaching Climate Change and Remote Sensing

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The ICCARS Project - The ICCARS Project, a NASA funded project implemented at Wayne RESA, features an eCollaboratory which includes resources on climate change and remote sensing.  Resources include images, videos,  lesson plans, documents, tutorials, and more. The eCollaboratory features web-based geographic information system, a student observation database, and groupware for social networking to build the ICCARS supporting community. Facebook , Twitter , Picasa , Blogger and RSS feeds are used to build an integrated collaborative learning space where students and teachers share ideas, data, information and findings.

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Modules, Units and Lessons-- Over 48 instructional units produced using PBL methodology , and 5E instructional model lesson planning grounded in inquiry and student led investigations, applying NASA image data and resources, and aligned with Michigan educational standards in earth science, biology, physics, mathematics, and/or other appropriate content areas.

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Carbon Cycle Lessons -- This module of laboratory units allows students to explore different aspects of the Carbon Cycle. This module requires the use of Vernier Probes and either a TI - 84+ / CBL or a TI - nSpire.

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Professional Learning Community/Network -- ICCARS participants and any other educators who are interested in climate change and remote sensing, can participate in sixty minute PLC/N's. The PLC/N's take place at 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 7:00 PM (EST) on the second Monday of the month, from September through May (except for April, 2013 - 3rd Monday).  During this time, participants share what is going on in the classroom and gain information on climate change and remote sensing; along with question and answer periods.  To participate, both online and on the phone, please visit the following:

http://www.readytalk.com (Participant Code - 6435082)
866-740-1260 (Participant Code - 6435082#)
You can also follow along on Twitter at #iccars

Please click HERE to download the PowerPoint used at the May 13, 2013 ICCARS PLC 

Please click HERE to view or listen to all previous archived ICCARS PLC's.

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"Climate Change Minute" Podcasts -- These Climate Change Minute Podcasts (over 80 of them) focus in on a unique aspect of Climate Change or Remote Sensing.  Each podcast is approximately two to three  minutes long.  Podcasts can be found at k12science.net , http://climatechangeminute.podbean.com or in the iTunes Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-change-minute/id444887763

ICCARS_Icon_512_short NASA AEROKATS -- AEROKATS is an acronym for "Airborne Earth Research Obserservation Kites and Tethered Systems."  The ICCARS Projects uses "big kites" to observe the Earth.  Visit this link to learn more about AEROKATS, Aeropods and how you can do "your own" remote sensing.

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images Remote Sensing Web Resources, including both websites and downloadalbe resources that you can implement into your teaching.

ios iOS Resources -- iOS is a mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. It supports iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, and Apple TV.  Here you will find some of the best resources for the study of Climate Change and Remote Sensing, all in the palm of your hand.

Collaborations

mcc 4 Michigan Climate Coaltion -- The Michigan Climate Coalition (MCC) seeks to foster synergy through information, communication and action, in order to assist Michigan in responding to climate change.  The MCC was founded in November 2010 by MSU Climate Change Leadership Fellows and Michiganders from the public and private sectors – from NGOs, businesses, government, and educational institutions.  It is open to all with an interest in climate science, energy efficiency, sustainability and related disciplines. 

images-1 GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign -- The GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC) aims to engage students around the world in measuring, investigating, and understanding the climate system in their local communities and the world. Drawing on GLOBE protocols and data, and other important datasets, students take climate-related measurements and investigate research questions about climate during the campaign.

Library of Recent Presentations:

March 8 and April 11, 2013 -- Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference in Ypsilanti, MI and the National Science Teachers Association Confereence in San Antonio, TX -- PDF DocumentThe ICCARS Project

March 8, 2013 -- Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference in Ypsilanti, MI  -- PDF DocumentiOS, Climate Change and Remote Sensing

March 8 and April 13, 2013 -- Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference in Ypsilanti, MI and the National Science Teachers Association Conference in San Antonio, TX--PDF Document Using Kites to Bring Remote Sensing Alive

April 24, 2013 -- Please click HERE to download the PPT in PDF format that was used at the Climate Change Summit on April 24. 

Thank you to  everyone who attended last night's Climate Change Summit and the special advance screening of "Chasing Ice".  The following book titles are all excellent resources on climate and climate change:

  1. Censoring Science: Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming

  2. Collapse:  How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed:  Revised Edition

  3.  Hot, Flat, and Crowded:  Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America

  4. Our Choice:  A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis

  5. Storms of My Grandchildren:  The Truth About the coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity

  6. The Long Emergency:  Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century

  7. The Weather Makers:  How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth

  8. With Speed and Violence:  Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change

  9. The Hot Topic:  What We Can Do About Global Warming