Climate Change and the Impact on the Environment
March 25, 2010
8:00 am-3:00 pm
Climate Change and the Impact on the Environment will take place in Comstock Hall on the Hobart and William Smith Colleges campus on Thursday, March 25, 2010. Registration closes Tuesday, March 23rd at 5:00 pm
Maps and Directions may be found HERE
Event Flier Keynote Speaker Flier
Program
8:00 am-8:30 am – Registration
8:30 am-9:00 am – Opening Remarks:
President Mark Gearan and Charles Brown, RACCEMS
9:00 am-11:00 am- Concurrent Sessions
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TIME |
BIOLOGY |
EARTH SCIENCE |
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9:00 |
Jen Schaus, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tracking Bird Migration Patterns |
Dr. Tara Curtin, HWS
Using Ice Core Data to Track Global Warming |
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10:00 |
Frank Moses, Montezuma Audubon
Creating Climate Change Curriculum |
Richard Kissel, Museum of the Earth
Climate Change Through Time |
11:00-Noon-Keynote Address: Dr. Chris Linder
Noon-1:00 pm- Luncheon
Presentation: Alliance for Climate Education
Panel Discussion
Keynote Address
The keynote address will highlight Dr. Chris Linder, Research Associate for the Physical Oceanography Department of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Insitution. In the keynote address: Life on the Ice: Antarctica's Adélie Penguins, Chris Linder will tell the story of life in a penguin colony, the tools researchers use to study them, what they are learing and how it relates to climate change.
Dr. Linder divides his time at WHOI between field photography, science writing, web design, and physical oceanography research. He is truly a visual storyteller…using photographs and words to tell the stories of oceanographers working in the field. Dr. Linder is an exciting explorer/photographer who will bring the harsh realities of climate change to the entire audience.
Workshops
This regional collaboration event will provide teachers with background knowledge of climate change impacts and support teachers with additional professional development in the implementation of lesson plans by offering tracks concurrently in biology and earth sciences throughout the day. Jen Schaus, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Dr. Frank Moses, Director of Montezuma Audubon will be offering portions of the biology sessions while Dr. Tara Curtin, Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Richard Kissel, Museum of the Earth will present during the earth science sessions.
Tara Curtin, HWS Geoscience Dept.
"Climate Change Using Ice Core Records"
(Using Ice Core Data to Track Global Warming)
Ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland provide one of the most important archives of the changing climate. Not only do ice cores reveal an ongoing record of past climate, they also shed light on the processes that drive climate change. In this interactive session, we will examine modern atmospheric CO2 data and then use these data as a basis for interpreting longer ice core records of climate change.
Richard Kissel, Museum of the Earth
"ClimateChange Through Time"
The Earth is a dynamic system, constantly evolving across millions of years. In this presentation, we will explore the history of our dynamic planet and the effect that past climate change has had on the life that calls it home.
Frank Moses, Montezuma Audubon
"Creating Climate Change Curriculum"
During this presentation, Frank will provide an overview of climate change related curriculum developed by Audubon and how it can be incorporated into Biology studies in the classroom. Topics will include Habitat Enhancement's role in Sequestering Carbon and Biomimicry.
Jen Schaus, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
"How Does Climate Change Impact Birds?" (Tracking Bird Migration Patterns)
Through a brief activity, we'll explore the various ways that birds are affected by human activities, including climate change. There will be a follow up discussion about the current research on the topic. We'll also briefly explore how we know what we know, giving you a "bird's eye view" of citizen science and how you and your students can participate and contribute to everyone's understanding of bird populations.
(Jennifer Schaus is responsible for the ongoing development of the BirdSleuth curriculum at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. BirdSleuth engages students in citizen science, outdoor study, and scientific investigations related to birds.)
In addition…
The Finger Lakes Regional Educator Collaboration Event will include lunch followed by a presentation by the Alliance for Climate Education. The day will conclude with a panel discussion composed of students and teachers from school districts in the region. The panel will focus on learning opportunities and the implementation of positive changes to reduce our carbon footprint.
Registration Deadline: March 18, 2010
Cost: $35/person includes continental breakfast and luncheon
