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

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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