Sugaring

• This video examines a family farm in Wisconsin and how it produces maple syrup, while the article discusses the importance of maple syrup to the economy in Wisconsin and how climate change could impact syrup production in the future.
• Students will learn that maple syrup production is a time consuming process, maple syrup production has a multi-million dollar economic value, further climate change will reduce the number of cold days in Wisconsin, and a decrease in cold days could negatively impact syrup production in the state.

Positives

• The video is engaging and well-produced.
• The article features data from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• You can download the video as a WEBM file. 
• Students may need to understand how climate change can impact winter temperatures.
  

Differentiation

• Students can use the article for a research project on how climate change impacts seasonal temperatures, annual precipitation, and other weather patterns. 
• Students can watch the video at home to prepare for an in-class discussion on how climate change could impact local economies in the future.
• The article can be utilized in a media literacy lesson on the importance of expertise and credible sources.
• The article can support a classroom discussion on how unchecked climate change will alter the way humans interact with their physical environment.

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