Session: Climate Literacy: Formal and Informal Education and Community Outreach Efforts to Enable Responsible Decisions II (2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA (27-30 October 2013))

Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 234573

COCORAHS: USING CITIZEN-SCIENCE TO PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA TO DECISION MAKERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EDUCATING FORMAL AND INFORMAL AUDIENCES IN CLIMATE LITERACY
Abstract ID#: 228630

NEWMAN, Noah¹, DOESKEN, Nolan J.¹, REGES, Henry W.², SCHWALBE, Zach¹, and TURNER, Julian¹, (1) CoCoRaHS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, nnewman@atmos.colostate.edu, (2) CoCoRaHS, Colorado State University, 1371 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523

THE WORLDVIEWS NETWORK: DIGITAL PLANETARIUMS FOR ENGAGING PUBLIC AUDIENCES IN GLOBAL CHANGE ISSUES
Abstract ID#: 229969

YU, Ka Chun¹, CONNOLLY, Rachel², GARDINER, Ned³, HAMILTON, Healy⁴, KOONTZ, Kathi⁵, MCCONVILLE, David⁶, SICKLER, Jessica⁷, and WYATT, Ryan⁵, (1) Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, kcyu@dmns.org, (2) WGBH/NOVA, One Guest St, Boston, MA 02135, (3) 2020/Acentia contractor, NOAA, 151 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, (4) Marine Conservation Institute, 454 Bolinas Road, Fairfax, CA 94930, (5) California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118, (6) The Elumenati, 414 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806, (7) Lifelong Learning Group, COSI, 333 W. Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215

SCIENCE FAIR MENTORING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: A PATHWAY ACROSS THE STEM ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
Abstract ID#: 230901

DAHL, Robyn¹, DROSER, Mary L.¹, ROBERTSON, John S.², and MOORE, Dale F.², (1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, rdahl001@ucr.edu, (2) Riverside Unified School District, 4466 Mount Vernon Ave, Riverside, CA 92507

ADDRESSING PUBLIC MISCONCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
Abstract ID#: 225009

MILLER, Keith B., Geology, Kansas State University, Dept of Geology, 108 Thompson Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, keithbmill@gmail.com

DOES WHAT YOU KNOW MATTER? INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL MODELS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIORS
Abstract ID#: 233843

DAVIS, Rebecah, Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, rebecahd@stanford.edu

CLIMATE CHANGE IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVE FROM COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 231262

CAMPBELL, SueEllen and CALDERAZZO, John, English, Colorado State University, P.O. Box 216, Bellvue, CO 80512, sueellen.campbell@colostate.edu

CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TV BROADCAST METEOROLOGISTS AND THEIR VIEWING AUDIENCE
Abstract ID#: 225060

DONER, Lisa¹, DAVIS, P. Thompson², LYONS, Rachelle¹, WILKINSON, Kristiana¹, FOLEY, Kathryn², MCGARRY, Mary Ann¹, MELDRUM, Helen², SZYMANSKI, David W.², OCHES, Eric², and AVILÉS, Lourdes¹, (1) Center for the Environment, Plymouth State University, MSC 63, 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1595, ladoner@mail.plymouth.edu, (2) Department of Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley University, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705

LET’S TALK ABOUT WATER: FILM SCREENINGS AS AN ENTRE TO WATER SCIENCE
Abstract ID#: 233899

ARRIGO, Jennifer S.¹, HOOPER, Richard P.², BERRY, Kayla², and LILIENFELD, Linda³, (1) Cuahsi, 196 Boston Ave, Suite 3000, Medford, MA 02155, jarrigo@cuahsi.org, (2) CUAHSI, 196 Boston Ave. Suite 3000, Medford, MA 02155, (3) LL Enterprises, Washington, DC 20009

WHEN LOGIC IS NOT ENOUGH: MAKING CLIMATE LITERACY PERSONAL, VISCERAL, AND ACTIONABLE
Abstract ID#: 233692

KIRN, Marda, EcoArts Connections, PO Box 356, Boulder, CO 80306-0356, info.ecoarts@gmail.com

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 234574

115. T115. Climate Literacy: Formal and Informal Education and Community Outreach Efforts to Enable Responsible Decisions II

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T115. Climate Literacy: Formal and Informal Education and Community Outreach Efforts to Enable Responsible Decisions II