This full-day interactive workshop will provide NASA global awareness educational resources and explore how they contribute to the understanding of climate change and their societal applications.

Susan Kohler, NASA Education Specialist, will guide participants on how to use NASA data to analyze global climate changes, including greenhouse gas climate changes and ecosystem changes. Participants will develop their understanding of the Earth’s resources and consider how human behavior affects air, water, temperature changes and climate. Participants will also engage in inquiry-based activities to promote problem solving, communication skills and teamwork.

All activities correlate to the Ohio Core and Science standards. Next Generation Science Standards will be connected to the NASA activities and resources. The activities integrate science, technology, engineering and math with English language arts skills.

The workshop is open to middle school and high school educators (grades 6-12).  Contact hours for educator license renewal are available.

Location:

Rooms 313/315, Student Center, Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115

Participants should park in the Central Garage (across the street from the Student Center). The garage visitor entrance is available from the E. 21st Street entrance only.

Schedule:

8:00 AM Registration

8:30 AM Let’s Get Organized: Teamwork Educational Strategies

9:00 AM Precious Freshness: Fresh Water Crisis

10:00 AM Modeling a Water Basin

11:00 AM The Atmosphere: Collecting Particles and Analyzing Data

12:00 PM Lunch provided by the Cleveland Council on World Affairs

1:00 PM Earth Matters: Exploring the Data

1:30 PM Engineering a Satellite: Design & Build a Satellite

3:00 PM Evaluation and Closing

Admission includes lunch and validated parking.

Online registration for this event has closed. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Coerdt, Manager of Global Education, at ecoerdt@ccwa.ccwa.org or (216) 255-9002.