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Atmospheric CO2 and Earth’s Temperature Instructional VideoAtmospheric CO2 and Earth’s Temperature Instructional Video
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PBS
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:19
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2017
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Atmospheric CO2 and Earth’s Temperature

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Is atmospheric carbon dioxide really to blame for global warming? Young environmentalists analyze historical carbon dioxide and temperature data during a multimedia activity from PBS's Weather and Climate series. High schoolers read background information, then watch animated data representations to see the correlation between greenhouse gases and average global temperature.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

climates, climate change, weather, carbon dioxide, the earth's atmosphere, greenhouse gases, global warming, oceans, data analysis, data collection, scientific research, environmental science

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Print and distribute the Background Reading passage and assign it for homework the night before the lesson
  • Use the included discussion questions as a formative assessment

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils should be familiar with reading and analyzing graphed data in various forms before beginning the lesson

Pros

  • The Support Materials tab includes teaching strategies and extension activities
  • Allows learners to access and review the content on their own using the PBS website

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.2 RST.11-12.2

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