According to NASA, global sea levels rose 17 cm in the last century and 30 cm in the last decade. The video highlights a scientist who predicted climate change, and who offers solutions to change the course of global warming. 

Concepts

climate change, greenhouse gases, chlorofluorocarbons, sustainability

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Figure out what people in your community are doing to slow down climate change
• Research what other predictions scientists made in 1980 and if they have held true

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson best fits with a unit on climate change, sustainability, or engineering for our future
• The fifth in a series of 11 videos

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Connects learners to scientific research that impacts them directly
• Included graphs are easy to understand and interpret

Cons

• None