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Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air? Instructional VideoIs Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air? Instructional Video
Publisher
MinuteEarth
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:42
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Duration
10 mins
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2015
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Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air?

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While scientists seem to agree about global warming, is it just related to increases in air temperature? The video explains that global warming is related to ground temperature, air temperature, and, most of all, ocean temperature. It describes why each of these contributes to climate change.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

climate change, water temperature, the water cycle

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Find the most recent numbers of scientists, politicians, and voters who believe in human-caused climate change in your country and discuss any variations
  • Graph the historic temperatures of the closest ocean to your location with data found here: https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/temperature.html

Classroom Considerations

  • Consider the content of any comment that might appear when showing the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Offers subtitles in Arabic, English, German, and Spanish
  • Includes key words to search to learn more about the topics covered

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4

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