Effectively informing youths about the effects of climate driven changes on their environment requires methodologies that visibly identify these effects in a fun-filled, entertaining, interactive and informative manner. This strategy will be even more effective if the lessons are delivered by persons the children can relate to and in an environment that is familiar and comfortable to them. Based on the above premise and the project team’s extensive experience in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to Western Arctic students, it is proposed that the most effective method of delivering climate change information to Western Arctic students would be through an on-the-land program that infuses traditional knowledge with Earth and Space science. In this program, students—accompanied by a team of local elders, research scientists, and teachers—will visit local sites where the effects of climate driven changes are identifiable.
