World 101: Climate Change

• This comprehensive multi-lesson unit details the basic science of global warming, the greenhouse effect, water scarcity, energy sources, climate legislation and agreements, climate inequality, mitigation efforts, and climate adaptation.
  
• The module also contains an interactive self-assessment that students can take to gauge their comprehension.
  

Positives

• The unit provides students with extensive information on climate change topics including the melting ice sheets, sea level rise, the Paris Agreement, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
• A reading list is included for extended learning or research.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be able to comprehend higher-level texts or be paired with a peer who can assist with comprehension.
• Students should be familiar with basic climate change terms.
• The slide presentations can be easily customized and integrated into your existing lesson materials after you make a copy of the Google Slide files.
  

Differentiation

• Teachers can use the individual sections independently or the entire module as a unit.
  
• Consider putting students in groups to discuss the topics in the discussion guides and then have students write a short reflection paragraph.
• Many of the lessons can be used as a cross-curricular activity across subjects such as social studies, science, and geography.
• As an extension, have students research this Table of Solutions by Project Drawdown, which provides a long list of solutions that can reduce greenhouse gas concentrations globally.
• Social studies or government classes could use sections 9-13 to discuss the challenges faced by this global issue, the achievements made by the Paris Climate Agreement, and how to incorporate accountability with climate mitigation targets.

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