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How to Talk to your Kids about Climate Change

Author
NICOLE ROM
Executive Director, Will Steger Foundation
Many researchers and educators argue that young children are not mature enough to handle the reality of climate change, and parents are often understandably overwhelmed by the task of translating the technicalities of climate change to so young an audience. Yet young people are asking about climate change because they hear about it every day. It is an issue that not only scientists are talking about, but mainstream media is covering as well. Because climate change is a problem with clearly alarming consequences for our
Footnotes/Endnotes
ON THE WEB!

National Wildlife Federation's Climate Classroom, nwf.org/site
/PageNavigator/ClimateClassroom
/cc_parents_guidelines

Will Steger Foundation Global Warming 101 Curriculum for grades 4-5. Focuses on language arts and communicating climate change to young audiences. Available free for download at: globalwarming101.com

Read Up!

The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming, by Laurie David and Cambria Gordon. Orchid Books/Scholastic, 2007.

How We Know What We Know about Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming, by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch, Dawn Publications, 2008.

Act Locally!

The Will Steger Foundation,
612-278-7147
willstegerfoundation.org
globalwarming101.com

Minnesota Energy Challenge
mnenergychallenge.org

Photo by Will Steger Foundation

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