Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Human Health Working Group
Provided by: Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts |Published on: September 21, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This article explains how climate change is causing increases in extreme weather incidents, negatively affecting air quality, and threatening the health and safety of Wisconsinites.
- Students will learn about the health effects of flooding, high ozone levels, and warming temperatures as the climate continues to change.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Health
Authors: Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts
Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, Wisconsin
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article has some intense photos that should make an impression in students' minds.
- This article mentions redlining and how it relates to flooding.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know the following terms: respiratory, ozone, pollen, and heat island effect.
- Students should know what redlining was, which groups were targeted, and how this practice impacts marginalized groups today.
Differentiation
- Teachers can read this article before class and take notes on which sections may confuse students during the lesson.
- Students can use this article for an informative essay on how climate change will impact some groups more than others.
- For ELLs, it may be useful to define some words before these students dive into the reading.
- Students can use this article for a research project on how climate change will impact many facets of human existence in drastic ways.
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