Sugar Maples and Climate Change

• In this webinar, students learn about sugar maple trees, how maple syrup is harvested, how these trees are affected by climate change, and what they can do to help.
• Links to maps and additional videos are included below the webinar for additional context.
  

Positives

• Throughout the webinar, the speakers asks the audience questions, which students can also respond to as they watch the video.
• The speakers also provide resources for students to get involved in helping the sugar maples and engage in climate science.

Additional Prerequisites

• You can skip through different sections of the video by using the scrollbar.
• Some of the resources mentioned in the webinar are specific to New York.
• The link to the Climate Change Tree Atlas no longer works. This link can be used instead.
• Students should be familiar with identifying trends in graphs.

Differentiation

• Have younger students research what effects the disappearance and movement of the sugar maple may have on local wildlife. Have older students research what effects this may have on ecosystems.
  
• More advanced students can look into feedback loops and how the disappearance of sugar maples may affect humans' ability to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
• This resource can also be used in economics classes during lessons about the impacts of climate change on industries.
• This reading can be used before the webinar to introduce students to the importance of trees.

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