Climate Week - Science Museum

Science Museum Gives a Different Take on Climate Change

Climate Week will see the Science Museum explore past and present climate science in its new atmosphere gallery, as well as share ideas for a low-carbon future. Visitors can also take part in a Cockroach Tour of the Science Museum, exploring climate change from an entirely different point of view.
The atmosphere gallery replicates Earth, with land, oceans, ice and a delicate atmosphere which hangs above visitor’s heads. Games allow visitors to interact with this replica, seeing their actions played out before them. Through this interaction the gallery teaches us not only about the science behind climate change but also the key instruments used by scientists in measuring it.
The Cockroach Tour is a little more light-hearted. Visitors are asked to don a cockroach costume and take a journey through the Museum, exploring the impact of man’s scientific and technological developments on the climate from a cockroach’s perspective. What might the insect, one of the most resilient creatures on the planet, think about our human discoveries and inventions, or our obsession with speed, time and burning things?

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This week is Climate Week

Climate Week is a supercharged national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change. It is for everyone wanting to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future.

Climate Week will shine a spotlight on the many positive steps already being taken in workplaces and communities across Britain. The power of these real, practical examples – the small improvements and the big innovations – will then inspire millions more people.

Thousands of businesses, charities, schools, councils and others will run events during Climate Week on 21-27 March 2011. They will show what can be achieved, share ideas and encourage thousands more to act during the rest of the year.

You can help create a massive movement for change by making Climate Week happen where you are. Ask an organisation or group you know, such as your workplace or local school, to run an event.....

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