Climate Change and Energy Programs

We offer a broad range of programs, including

Children at summer camp observing how the ground soaks up water.

Group programs at the Museum of the Earth and

the Cayuga Nature Center

We offer a variety of tours and education programs on climate change and energy, and we can tailor programs to your group’s interests. To learn more, contact our Climate Change Education Manager at zabel@priweb.org .

Don Haas holding up a 2 by 4 piece of wood in a talk about carbon and climate change.

Public Presentations

PRI staff will give a presentation on climate change to your class or community group, at the Museum of the Earth, the Cayuga Nature Center, or your organization's location.

To learn more, contact our Climate Change Education Manager at zabel@priweb.org .

Photo of western New York teenagers at a Youth Climate Summit.

Youth Climate Summits

We can support your Youth Climate Summit, working with you to engage students in coming together to craft climate action plans for their schools and communities. PRI staff have played key roles in youth climate summits in New York and New Jersey, including at The Wild Center.

For information contact our Director of Teacher Programming at teacherPD@priweb.org.

PRI YouTube Channel

On our YouTube channel you will find recordings of presentations from guest speakers and PRI staff, including ones on climate change.

Climate Change 101 Blog

Thoughtful pieces on communication, climate modeling, teaching about climate change, and more.

New York City teachers measuring carbon dioxide at a teacher workshop.

Teacher Professional Development

PRI will tailor workshops to help you teach about climate change past, present, and future, and about topics such as energy resources, sustainability, and biodiversity. For information contact our Director of Teacher Programming at teacherPD@priweb.org.

Example topics and activities from some of our recent professional development workshops include:

  • Measuring carbon storage in trees

  • Tabletop and outdoor measurements of carbon fluxes

  • Creating and teaching about a Go Bag, to prepare students and their families for extreme storms

  • Where does gasoline go? An exploration of the math of how much carbon dioxide is generated by burning a gallon of gasoline

  • There’s no such thing as a free megawatt: the Marcellus shale as a gateway drug to energy literacy

  • Rules of thumb for teaching controversial issues

  • Fire and Brimstone and Fort McMurray: considering the implications of apocalyptic rhetoric in climate communication

  • How to dig into the science of climate change and its scary implications without losing hope

  • Project-based learning with students developing cost estimates for adapting facilities to more heavy rainfalls, using less energy by switching to LED lighting, and using solar panels to generate electricity

Online Presentations

There’s no such thing as a free megawatt: Hydrofracking as a Gateway Drug to Energy Literacy

Don Haas

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