Chabot Space & Science Center Receives $1.8 Million Grant from The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation - PR Newswire - sacbee.com

OAKLAND, Calif., June 22, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of Palo Alto has awarded Chabot Space & Science Center a $1.8 million grant to support enhancements to the Center's Bill Nye's Climate Lab exhibition and website. The Lab enables kids ages 8-14 to learn basic principles of climate science and engage in behaviors that address climate change.

Bill Nye's Climate Lab offers an optimistic, solutions-oriented, highly interactive educational experience focusing on climate science. Featuring Emmy-award winning science educator Bill Nye, visitors join an urgent mission to thwart climate change by discovering exciting new clean energy opportunities while gathering "solutions" on their Climate Scout ID badges. The exhibition is one of the most popular in the Center's history; the accompanying website, BillsClimateLab.org, continues the experience at home or in the classroom with online information and activities.