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Sound of Climate Change from Amazon to Arctic
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, May 09 2015
Based on surface temperature analysis from NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, the composition "Planetary Bands, Warming World" uses music to create a visceral encounter with more than a century’s worth of weather data collected across the...
Discovering Your Environmental Identity
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, April 21 2015
This four-minute video explains how we form our environmental identity. Our environmental identity helps us understand how we interact with the world and whether or not we are motivated to conserve it.
Champions of Change: Climate Education and Literacy
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, February 06 2015
Champions of Change are helping to increase science-based understanding and awareness of current and future climate change, enhancing climate literacy in K-12 classrooms, on college and university campuses, and in parks and museums across the country....
Connecting on Climate: A Guide to Effective Climate Change Communication
by Jennifer Spring, December 15 2014
Connecting on Climate: A Guide to Effective Climate Change Communication is a guide which includes research from a range of social science fields including psychology, anthropology, communications, and behavioral economics. It is designed to...
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: GARDEN OF THE SALISH SEA CURRICULUM - WEBINAR
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, November 12 2014
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: GARDEN OF THE SALISH SEA CURRICULUM Our webinar will introduce teachers and educators to our program. We'll give you our recipe for inspiring curiosity and connecting students to intertidal ecosystems through shellfish...
NASA—Ask a Climate Scientist: Climate Change and Humans
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, November 11 2014
How does climate change (and ocean acidification) affect humans? That's the question asked of Tom Wagner, Program Scientist for Cryospheric Research at NASA. Here is his answer in a one-minute video See more of NASA's answers to your questions on...
IPCC Working Group II - Summary for Policy Makers
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, November 11 2014
This report summarizes what is known and what is not known about impacts of climate changes that have already occurred and risks of future impacts. It integrates information about the full range of possible climate outcomes, as well as the role of...
Department of Defense 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Road Map
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, November 11 2014
This 20-page document summarizes the goals, objectives and action plans the U.S. Department of Defense has laid out for climate adaptation.
Interpretive Technique: Causal Chain
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 30 2014
In this interaction, the interpreter uses a causal chain to link the visitor's behavior to changes in glacier extent.
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Values & Solutions (Harbor Seals)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 30 2014
The visitor asks the interpreter what she can do to help the situation and the interpreter uses the value of interconnectedness to provide some ideas for community scale solutions.
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Causal Chain & Analogy (Harbor Seals)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
The visitor wants to learn more about what's impacting harbor seals in Alaska. The interpreter shares a causal chain and the heat-trapping blanket analogy to frame the conversation.
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Values & Analogy (Harbor Seals)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
Here the interpreter uses the value of interconnectedness and the analogy of the ocean as the heart of the climate to frame the issue of harbor seal population changes in Alaska.
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Values (Harbor Seals)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
Here the interpreter uses the value of protection to frame the issue of harbor seal population changes in Alaska.
Interpretive Technique: Framed Conversation (Harbor Seals)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
This is what an entire framed conversation might look like from beginning to end. The interpreter uses the value of protection, a causal chain, and an analogy to frame the issue of changes to harbor seal populations in Alaska. She finishes by offering...
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Solutions (Salmon)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
The visitor asks the interpreter what she can do about ocean acidification and the interpreter provides some ideas for community scale solutions.
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Causal Chain and Analogy (Salmon)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
In this video, the interpreter uses an analogy and causal chain to frame the issue of changing salmon runs in Alaska.
Interpretive Technique: Framed Conversation (Salmon)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
This is what an entire framed conversation might look like from beginning to end. The interpreter uses the values of legacy and responsible management, a causal chain, and an analogy to frame the issue of changing salmon runs in Alaska. She finishes...
Interpretive Technique: Framing - Values (Salmon)
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
Here the interpreter uses the values of responsible management and legacy to frame the issue of changing salmon runs in Alaska.
Interpretive Technique: Multiple Points of View - Wetlands
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
Here the visitor initiates the conversation and asks a question. The interpreter responds by sharing information from different points of view to help bring understanding to the situation.
Personal Experiences with Climate Change: Episode 3 - Person on the Street
by Sarah-Mae Nelson, MS, CIG/CIT, September 29 2014
During our person-on-the-street interviews, many people shared with us personal experiences they have had with energy, climate and sustainability issues. Here we share a sampling of those stories.

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