Extreme Heat Destroys Greece's Mussel Population

• This video demonstrates the impact of climate change on mussels and mussel farmers in Greece. 
• Students learn about the devastating effects of high sea temperatures on mussels in the Mediterranean Sea.
  

Positives

• It has English subtitles.
• Accompanying text emphasizes important facts in the video.

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be an ad before the video.
• Students should be familiar with the idea that organisms have limited temperature ranges that they can survive in.
  

Differentiation

• Teachers could use this to describe the impact of climate change on farmers and livelihoods.
• Teachers could use this video to explain how high temperatures affect aquatic life.
• This video could be used in a discussion on factors that lead to climate migration.
• Teachers could use this in a biology class to explain how climate change impacts ecosystems or when discussing homeostasis, the effects of temperature on chemical reactions, and food webs.
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