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Tackling the Global Warming Challenge Workshops at the 2010 Regional NSTA Conferences

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  • Thursday, Oct. 28 in Kansas City
  • Friday, Nov. 12 in Baltimore

Windows to the Universe staff presented a workshop titled "Tackling the Global Warming Challenge in a Rapidly Warming World" at two of the three NSTA Regional Conferences in Kansas City and Baltimore during the fall of 2010. The main elements of this workshop were:

  1. a series of hands-on activities related to earth system topics, and
  2. a presentation about global climate change.

This page provides links to write-ups of the hands-on activities and links to the Power Point presentation displayed during the workshop.

List of Hands-on Activities

Write-ups of the hands-on activities conducted at the workshop can be found at the links below:

List of PowerPoint Presentations

Additional Resources

Climate and Global Change Classroom Activities from Windows to the Universe

Climate and Global Change section of Windows to the Universe

Facing the Future

The Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Last modified November 23, 2010 by Becca Hatheway.

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