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Understanding Climate Change: Key Concepts and Action Plans for Positive Change

Join us at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher on February 25, 2012, for a comprehensive schedule covering climate change introduction, discussions, field trips, and activities like the Geodome and "We Sea Change." Learn about values, innovation, responsible management, stewardship, and interconnectedness, all connected to climate change. Dive into lessons on weather vs. climate, the Carbon Cycle, and past climates, with a focus on sea level rise, ocean acidification, and changing climates. Discover actionable steps through thematic frames and different types of actions to make a positive impact.

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Understanding Climate Change: Key Concepts and Action Plans for Positive Change

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  1. Not Too Hot To Handle Megan Ennes NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher February 25, 2012

  2. Schedule • 9:00-9:15 Welcome • 9:15-10:30 Introduction to climate change • 10:30-10:45 Break • 10:45-12:00 Discussing climate change • 12:00-1:00 Lunch • 1:00-2:00 Fieldtrip • 2:00-2:45 Geodome • 2:45-3:00 Break • 3:00-3:30 We Sea Change • 3:30-4:00 Wrap up

  3. Objectives • What are we trying to accomplish today?

  4. What Do We Know? • Concept Mapping Idea related to idea 2 Idea related to idea 3 and 4

  5. As Educators • We do not get blank slates

  6. Values • What do you value? • How do we figure out what our audience values? • We need values to connect our audience to the issue

  7. Innovation • What is innovation? • Why do people value innovation? • How do we appeal to this value?

  8. Responsible Management • What is responsible management? • Why do people value responsible management? • How do we appeal to this value?

  9. Stewardship • What is stewardship? • Why do people value stewardship? • How do we appeal to this value?

  10. Interconnectedness • What is interconnectedness? • Why do people value interconnectedness? • How do we appeal to this value?

  11. Climate Change • What is climate? • How is it different from weather? • The following lessons are related to the general topic of climate. • Whether it's Weather or Climate • The Carbon Cycle • The Green House Effect

  12. Past Climates • How do we study climate? • What are proxies? • The following lessons are related to studying past climates • Ice Cores • Carbon Dioxide Balloons

  13. Changing Climates • How do we know things are changing?

  14. Changing Climates

  15. Other Changes • What side effects will we see? • Sea Level Rise • Ocean Acidification • Drought/Desertification

  16. Sea Level Rise • Why are sea levels rising? • The following lessons are related: • Sea Level Rise • North Carolina Sea Level Rise

  17. Ocean Acidification • What is it? • Why do we care about ocean acidification • The following lessons are related: • Bromo Blue • Shells and Acidification

  18. Actions • Thematic Frames • Issues • Trends over time • Appeal to Citizens • Public • Better Policies • Fix the conditions • Episodic Frames • Individuals • Events • Appeal to consumers • Private • Better information • Fix the person

  19. Actions • Individual • Examples • Community • Examples • How do we make changes? • Action Videos

  20. Actions

  21. Actions

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