The UCAR Center for Science Education and University of Colorado's AirWaterGas Project are pleased to present:
Teaching about the Impacts of Fossil Fuels on the Environment
A Professional Development Program for Middle and High School Science Teachers
- Six weeks online : April 8 - May 22, 2016
- Two days in-person: June 1-2 (*Greeley) or June 7-6 (*Grand Junction) *locations tentative
- Cost: FREE with support from the National Science Foundation
- Optional credits: 3 credits from University of Colorado (a cost of $210).
During the online course we will consider how air, water, the land, and people are affected by oil and gas development in the Mountain West and how these topics can be included in secondary science classrooms. Each week you’ll hear from a researcher working with the AirWaterGas Project. Science content will be combined with classroom activities, group discussions, and recorded presentations. Each of the six modules in this course will take 8-10 hours to complete and can be done at any time over a 10-day period.
The two-day June workshop allows you to put what you learned in the online course to work, trying out classroom activities, collaborating with fellow educators, and considering how you can bring the science of the oil and gas boom into your classroom. The two-day workshop will be offered twice: June 1-2 in eastern Colorado (Weld County) and June 7-8 in western Colorado.
In this course, you’ll explore:
- what fracking is and why it’s used in unconventional oil and gas development.
- how water and air quality can be affected by oil and gas development.
- the connections between fossil fuels and climate change.
- where we get energy from and how that might change in the future.
- how communities and ecosystems are affected by oil and gas development.
- how researchers are learning more about the tradeoffs involved in oil and gas development - economic, environmental, and social.
Admissions decisions will be made on a rolling basis and the course is limited to 30 teachers, so fill out the application form soon to make sure you get a space. Priority will be given to middle and high school science teachers from areas of the Mountain West that have oil and gas development.
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