1. Karen McKenzie Science Museum of Virginia

3. Project Objectives Virginians will:
Understand the science of climate change on a global and local scale
Recognize the current and potential future impacts that climate change will have on Virginia and their own community
Understand what community resiliency is and why it is important
Understand how they can contribute to the resiliency of their own community
Convert awareness and understanding into personal action to increase readiness and resiliency in their homes, schools, and communities

4. Programming Highlights
Climate Content
Outreach
Science on a Sphere®-Climate
Cosmic Climate Cookbook
Challenge Labs-Renewable Resources
Art Lab Prompts
Digital Media Series
Lecture Series
Community Resiliency
Individual Resiliency
Extreme Event Challenge
Teacher workshops
PreparAthon
Resiliency Checklists and Certification Program
Bee Hive building
Rain Barrel workshops
Emergency Preparedness workshops

5. How did we make the Extreme Event Game ours?

6. Extreme Event Agenda Welcome Science on a Sphere® Resiliency Intro
Extreme Event Challenge
Virginia application debrief

7. Localize it- Virginia! Tangier Island Norfolk Naval Shipyards
Recent Extreme Weather

8. Localize it!-Richmond!

9. Tips and Tricks Pairing a communicator with a scientist
Props: caution tape, megaphone, etc.

10. Karen McKenzie-kmckenzie@smv.org