Title: Climate Change for Astronomers: Chapters 8 & 9 Authors: T. A. Rector / Jeffrey Bennett Authors’ institutions: University of Alaska Anchorage / Big Kid Science & University of Colorado, Boulder Status: Published through IOP press [closed access]; available open access here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g5Bpy40pCCdA23BV4OeTs1Mee0Th92CLNXr3d3rJ4DM/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Over a quarter million people enroll in an introductory astronomy college class every year. In fact, intro astronomy is often the last formal science course taken by non-science major undergraduate students. Given this, astronomy educators serve as general science instructors in a broader sense, and have the responsibility and opportunity to teach students with diverse lived experiences how to think like a scientist. With astronomers serving in this broader role as science educators, they are also tasked with developing students’ general scientific literacy, which in turn supports their future interactions with science later on. In this way, intro astronomy provides a unique opportunity for students to engage with perhaps the most impactful planetary phenomenon of our lives: climate change. In today’s bite, we discuss a few astronomy educators’ rationale and techniques for incorporating climate change education into astronomy classrooms. Climate Change for Astronomers is a collective resource written by editor Prof. Travis Rector and twenty other scientists working at the intersection of astronomy and climate. The book details strategies and frameworks for astronomers to talk about and engage with climate change advocacy. Here in the Climate Change Committee within Astrobites, we’ve been summarizing each chapter: check out these bites on the book’s introduction , climate change consequences and solutions , and energy solutions . Today, we’re covering Chapter 8: Climate Change in Astro 101 & Chapter 9: Teaching with Inspiration, Not (only) Fear , on why and how to incorporate climate change education in astronomy and physics curricula. Why astronomers should teach climate change Some astronomers […]