Monday, April 19, 2021

Enriching Education: Science Moms

Research has shown that moms are the group that are both the most concerned about climate change, and the most likely to do something about it. It makes sense: a mom's number one job is to protect her kids.

 

In many places climate change is causing severe weather events that can’t be ignored. And last year, more than 11,000 scientists declared the planet was facing a climate emergency. For parents, learning about climate change doesn’t have to be boring - the more we know about what’s happening to our kids’ world, the more likely we are to take action.


For more info, visit sciencemoms.com and follow along on Facebook; Twitter and Instagram. Here is a list of Science Moms videos on YouTube: 

Who are the Science Moms 

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, a professor of atmospheric and political science at Texas Tech University; Dr. Emily Fisher an Atmospheric Chemist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University; Dr. Melissa Burt, a research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University; Dr. Joellen Russell, Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrative Science, Professor of Geosciences, Planetary Science, Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona; Dr. Tracey Holloway, Professor of Environmental Studies and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Rosimar Rios-Berrios, Atmospheric Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, from Puerto Rico, currently based in Colorado; and Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Associate Dean and Carolina Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina; Dr. Ruth DeFries, professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. 

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