Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Science for a Hungry World
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 1, 2023
Videos Grades 9-12, 6-8
Synopsis
- This video explores how climate change impacts global food production, how continued climate change will impact certain regions more than others, and how NASA is using satellites to monitor changes in the Earth's climate.
- Students will learn that agricultural systems can be harmed if temperatures become too high, developing countries near the equator are especially vulnerable to climate change, and NASA satellites provide free data that can help farmers adjust to climate change.
Subjects: Biology, Geography
Authors: CLEAN, NASA
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video illustrates where most global food production comes from.
- This video can be downloaded as a MP4 file.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may be helpful if students already have an intermediate understanding of climate change.
- It may be beneficial if students already know what a developing country is.
Differentiation
- Students can watch this video at home to prepare for an in-class discussion on global environmental injustice.
- Students can use this video for a research project on the economic impacts of climate change.
- This video can support a lesson on climate change adaptation strategies for the agricultural sector.
- This video can augment a classroom discussion about the connection between family planning and greenhouse gas emissions.
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About the Partner Provider
CLEAN
The CLEAN Network is a professionally diverse community of over 630 members committed to improving climate and energy literacy locally, regionally, nationally, and globally in order to enable responsible decisions and actions. The CLEAN Network has been a dynamic group since 2008 and is now led by the CLEAN Leadership Board established in 2016.
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