PI-CASC Education Hub launched an interactive Kīlauea visual educational tool that incorporates four Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned lessons that weave Hawaiian moʻolelo (story) and art.
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Research by a former Manager Climate Corps student leads to another study that analyzed the levels of pathogens entering Hilo Bay under varying weather conditions. This study was recently published in Water Environmental Research.
Launched in 2021, the Climate Education Hub offers teachers a rich collection of place-based lesson plans, tools, and data sets focusing on climate science in Hawaiʻi and the US- Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI).
PI-CASC collaborated with partners to host an immersive, three-day climate communication course for educators, equipping them with knowledge and tools for place-based climate curriculum development.
Now accepting applications from educators interested in joining the 2023 EARTH workshop in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, July 10-14.
PI-CASC will host the 2023 annual EARTH teacher workshop in Honolulu, July 10-14.
USGS PI-CASC contractor Cherryle Heu represented the center at the 2022 EARTH workshop.
The PI-CASC K-12 Education Hub provides climate science resources for students, teachers, and researchers in Hawaiʻi and the USAPI.
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park is partnering with the Volcano School of Arts and Sciences and PI CASC on a the national Parks for Every Classroom program pilot to develop climate education professional development workshops.