A. Gannet Hallar|Ian B. McCubbin|Jennifer Wright
CHANGE: A Place-Based Curriculum for Understanding Climate Change at Storm Peak Laboratory, Colorado
Desert Research Institute|Desert Research Institute|Desert Research Institute
curriculum high altitude environments teaching global climate change education change uses placebased education teach middle school students meteorology climate basis improve climate science literacy curriculum provides inschool outofschool instruction connects students scientists storm peak laboratory highelevation atmospheric research facility steamboat springs colorado following initial 2h classroom lesson students record measurements temperature pressure wind speed particle concentrations traveling mountain storm peak laboratory returning classroom students graph data analyze results evaluation program showed students improved knowledge key concepts pertaining climate literacy handson placebased format change used model middle school students alpine communities teach lessons weather climate refined improved lesson plans increased feedback students independent evaluation