Win any argument in support of climate change thanks to a video from PBS Digital Studios. Viewers learn the 24 steps to explain climate change and information to counter claims denying climate change.

Concepts

climate change, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, temperature changes, greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video during a lesson on climates

Classroom Considerations

• Younger viewers may be unfamiliar with Al Gore and his connection to climate change
• Learners need to understand isotopes (carbon-12 vs. carbon-13)

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes graphs and statistics that incorporate math concepts
• Each of the steps is easy to follow

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9