Arctic Climate Change: How Temp Changes Impact the Planet

• This video describes how the Earth is affected by accelerated warming in the arctic. 
• Students learn about temperature spikes, zombie fires, and coastal erosion and ecosystem loss. 

Positives

• This video is easy to understand and the issues are well explained.
• The video demonstrates how changes in climate in one area can have affects around the world.

Additional Prerequisites

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Differentiation

• Life science teachers could use this resource to describe the far reaching effects of global warming on various ecosystems.
• Earth science teachers could use this video to explain different factors that increase CO₂ levels in the atmosphere.
• This video could be used in a geography class to explore how climate change could affect land use and settlement patterns.
• To learn more about the impacts of climate change on the arctic check out this activity and video, which is from the perspective of Native Alaskans experiencing these changes firsthand.
• Other similar resources include this lesson on arctic caribou, this artwork on habitat degradation, and this lesson plan on climate change data. 

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