Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science
Provided by: Crash Course |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This video about the history of climate science provides historical background about the field of climate science, how drastically we've changed the planet, and how changes to the planet and our climate can have catastrophic effects for life on Earth.
- It also discusses climate denial, the impacts of agriculture, geoengineering, and the need to find equitable solutions.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, History
Authors: Crash Course
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video identifies the people most recently involved with our understanding of climate change.
- It brings up other important topics to consider related to climate science that students may not be aware of.
Additional Prerequisites
- There is some text in the closed captioning that does not sync with the video towards the end.
Differentiation
- Students could be grouped after watching the video to discuss different topics in more detail.
- This resource could be used in media literacy lessons, as it discusses climate denial campaigns.
- Other resources related to this topic include this NPR podcast, this StC lesson plan, and this video.
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Resource Type and Format
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