Because IPCC! [Graphic Novel]

• This resource tells the history of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in the form of a graphic novel. 
• The graphic novel reviews how the IPCC formed, how it works, and what kind of topics it assesses. 
• The novel also explains concepts such as the scientific method and the peer-review process and examines why taking action against climate change is important. 

Positives

• This graphic novel helps students answer the question: "How can we be so sure about what we know about climate change?"
• It provides a detailed summary of the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in a student-friendly format.
• The graphic novel refers readers to the Because IPCC website, where the graphic novel is available in several languages.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with climate change and its impacts.
• This graphic novel is in the form of a pdf. Students need access to technology to read it; otherwise, it needs to be printed.
  

Differentiation

• Some students in middle school may need more scaffolded support with reading this text. Consider having students read out loud as a group or showing this video read-aloud instead.
• Civics or government classes could discuss the diplomatic issues in the graphic novel.
• Science teachers could pair this graphic novel with the 2018 IPCC report and analyze the data with their students.

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