Adapting to a Changing World


Wisdom of the Elders Climate Change Documentaries


Wisdom of the Elders has completed several climate change films with Tribes. The first in their series is “The People of the Whale,” featuring the Inupiaq people of Alaska.


The Climate and Native Wisdom Docu- mentary Film Festival was held April 16, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. https://vimeo.com/122569798 http://www.wisdomoftheelders.org/


The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature- Deficit Disorder


by Richard Louv Algonquin Press 2011


This is the inspiring follow-up to Louv’s


first book, Last Child in the Woods, which sparked a major movement across the na- tion to disconnect youth from their electron- ic games and reconnect to nature. In The Nature Principle, Louv continues his powerful plea for people, adults as well as children, to get back outside and recon- nect with nature. Full of inspiration and motivation, the book reveals the growing body of research around the influence of nature on human health.


His findings suggest that a lack of


`nature nearby’ may be associated with an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, asthma, behavior disorders, depression and a diminished sense of place and community. However, as Louv conveys in his book, he is optimistic the trend can be reversed if we bring nature back into our backyards, neigh- borhoods, and schools. This book is not sim- ply to be read in passing, but incorporated into our daily experience of life. Available in hard copy, CD- Audio, and E-book formats.


Find out more at http://richardlouv.com/books/ nature-principle/reviews/.


CLEARING Fall 2017


In the module Climate of Change from Carleton College’s InTeGrate (Interdisci- plinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustain- able Future) program, students explore differences between climate change and cli- mate variability, examine the ENSO system as a pattern in time and space, and examine glacial climate records as part of a role- playing game. In the activity, Adapting to a Changing World, students assess individual and national opinions on climate change and explore strategies that communities are employing to adapt to aspects of climate change already affecting them in addition to those likely to affect them in the future. http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/ teaching_materials/climate_change/unit6_ cover.html


Looking for Data in All the RIght Places


by Alane J. Starko and Gina D. Schack Creative Learning Press, Inc., 1991


Teachers - show students how to get


out of the library and into the real world! Teachers can use this excellent guidebook to introduce different types of research and to help their students choose their own ques- tions to research, gather and analyze data in order to answer their research questions. Each chapter of this user-friendly book in- cludes explanations, examples, and practice activities for different steps of the research process.


Check the website at http://www.


creativelearningpress.com for the table of contents and ordering information.


Climate Change: Discover How it Impacts Spaceship Earth


Bringing School to Life: Place- Based Education Across the Curriculum


Bringing School to Life: Place-Based Education across the Curriculum by Sarah K. Anderson offers insights into how to build a program across the K–8 grades. It addresses key elements, such as mapping, local histo- ry, citizen science, and integrated curricula, as well as strategies for building commu- nity partnerships. This book goes beyond theory and provides concrete examples and advice for how to make place-based educa- tion a real educational option in any school. Sarah K. Anderson taught middle school humanities for several years before becom- ing the fieldwork and place-based educa- tion coordinator at The Cottonwood School of Civics and Science in Portland, Oregon.


www.clearingmagazine.org


For more than 200 years, scientists have been observing, mea- suring, and analyzing information about our planet’s climate. Studies show that the earth is in constant transition and humans have an effect on what


happens. In Climate Change: Discover How It Impacts Spaceship Earth, young readers examine real studies concerning planetary science, Arctic ice bubbles, and migratory patterns. Kids explore the history of human impact from the Industrial Revolution to our modern-day technology, as well as the innovations underway around the world to address global climate change.


The idea of climate change can be scary, but every one of us has the ability to make a difference. Focused on a pro-active ap- proach to environmental education, Climate Change engages readers through hands- on activities and helps kids deconstruct myths about our changing world. Kids are directed to digital supplemental material that makes complex concepts easier to


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