Ice burns on the ocean floor as climate change continues. That's right ... ice burns! It turns out the burning is actually methane trapped in the crystalline structure of the ice. The video presentation is part of a larger series covering chemical reactions that also explores the possibility of collecting the extra methane for additional fossil fuels.

Concepts

climate change, global warming, methane, ice

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Hold a debate discussing the pros and cons of the methane release in the ocean
• Demonstrate the burning ice shown at the introduction of the video to grab pupils' attention

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a strong understanding of the carbon-based fuels

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses visual models to explain the chemical composition of the molecules
• Provides a link to another video that expands on a concept referenced in the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7