Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Case of the Missing Climate Science

Me


Hi GEEKs readers! This is GEEKs cofounder Katie M-T, here with a thrilling account of drama, mystery and hope from the world of high school environmental education.

My Generation's Climate Science Education
My freshman year of high school started out with a bang when my Human Geography class featured several readings from "experts" who argued that climate change was not real. Our class learned that the existence of climate change

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Featured Resource: Cool Things in Nature!

CTiN taught me that dragonflies have
30 thousand receptors in each of
their eyes, while humans have only
one! SO COOL.
Hi GEEKs readers! Welcome to our first Featured Resource post, covering one of the coolest environmental education websites that can be found on our Resources page. This resource, Cool Things in Nature, is all about proving that Cool Things in Nature can be found anywhere and appreciated by anyone.

Visit the Cool Things in Nature website here!

What is Cool Things in Nature?
CTiN is a website full of creative, entertaining environmental education videos that cover everything from dragonfly metamorphosis to building a quinzee (what is a quinzee? You'll have to watch the CTiN "Quinzees" video on this page to find out!).  Videos come from different outdoor locations across