Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Climate Models by Global Weirding
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: September 1, 2023
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This video examines the scientific accuracy of climate models, the basic physics and other information that climate models are based on, and the general tendency of climate models to underestimate future climate effects.
- Students will learn that climate models are excellent at predicting changes in global temperature and that climate models consider satellite records, human gathered data, fluid dynamics, land cover effects, natural cycles, and paleoclimate records.
Subjects: Physics, Earth and Space Sciences, Computer Science
Authors: Katharine Hayhoe, Global Weirding, PBS
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video deftly handles counter-arguments about climate models and their accuracy.
- This video features colorful and engaging animations.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students would benefit from a basic understanding of global warming and greenhouse gases prior to this video.
- Prior to the video, consider introducing students to climate reports or summaries by the IPCC to show them what climate models have predicted recently.
Differentiation
- Teachers could pause the video at certain moments in order to reinforce key concepts.
- Students could use this video for an argumentative essay that debunks climate skepticism.
- Teachers could create a formative assessment based on the main concepts of this video and introduce it as a graphic organizer or worksheet.
- This video could supplement a classroom discussion on climate skepticism, where it comes from, and how to effectively combat it.
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