Return to Innovation for Impact Fund
2021: Capturing Young Children’s Comprehension and Emotional Reponses to Climate Change
Researchers will examine attitudes and behaviors among young children regarding global climate change (GCC), to assess their understanding and how it makes them feel. The researchers will then develop GCC curriculum guidelines for early childhood educators, in collaboration with Mom’s Clean Air Force and Cooperative Extension – 4-H. These guidelines will describe what aspects of GCC young children can comprehend and how they respond emotionally to GCC.
Cornell: Gary Evans, (Human Ecology/Design and Environmental Analysis)
EDF: Rainer Romero
Mom’s Clean Air Force: Elizabeth Brandt (Regional Field Manager)