Wednesday, 5/3 12:30

Recording of CROEM presentation about climate impacts on Puerto Rico.

videocon2.mp4

The slides from the above presentation from CROEM can be found here. Thanks, Javiely!

Agenda & Materials | Agenda y Materiales

About CROEM

CROEM is magnet boarding high school (9-12) specialized in science and math in Mayagúez, western Puerto Rico. We have students from different towns all over Puerto Rico.

Our Environmental Science course begins with an overview of the history of the Earth, its structure, changes and geological evolution. We examine the importance of our natural resources and their availability, as well as biogeochemical cycles, our ecosystems and their interactions with other terrestrial systems (hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere).

In our course, we will analyze and evaluate the effects of human activity on Earth such as: global climate change, acid rain, environmental pollution (water, soil, air) to propose technological solutions that mitigate current and future impacts.

Students will also be able to explain the historical development of environmental education and how to maintain and recover the well-being of our planet Earth.

Acerca de la Springfield Renaissance School

Springfield Renaissance es una escuela pública EL Education que forma parte de las Escuelas Públicas de Springfield. Abrimos nuestras puertas en 2006 a los grados sexto y noveno, y hoy servimos a estudiantes de sexto a duodécimo grado.

Nuestra "Expedición de Aprendizaje Sobre el Clima" es una unidad de dos meses que se reúne todos los días. Incluye dos clases que suman 30 alumnos. Empezamos hace dos semanas, así que todavía somos nuevos en esto.

Nuestros estudiantes están aprendiendo ciencias climáticas, explorando un bosque y realizando observaciones de campo, y creando proyectos de activismo climático para que nuestros líderes actúen más rápidamente.

Meeting Agenda

Introductions: Who and where we are.
1. Find each other on Google Maps.
2. Videos of our school and neighborhood.
3. Students take turns asking each other questions.
Tour of website: where it is, how we will use it.
PR Focus Issue: Climate Impacts
1. Sargassum from pollution & rising ocean temperatures.
2. How we clean up the beaches
MA Focus Issue: Environmental Justice
1. Air Pollution: factories and trucks cause asthma.
2. We use less coal now & other US cities are getting worse.
Plans for Next Time
1. Climate change causes CA wildfires, makes asthma worse
2. Tree canopies can help us deal with greater heat
3. Making polluters pay to help us adapt to climate impacts.