How Climate Change Affects Great White Sharks
Provided by: NowThis Earth|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NowThis Earth
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video from NowThis Earth describes the impact of climate change on great white sharks and the marine ecosystem.
- Students learn the effect of ocean warming on great white shark migration and the ripple effects on sea animals in those areas.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video includes text to aid student understanding.
- By watching this video, students can clearly understand the relationships between different animals in an ecosystem.
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with marine ecosystems.
- Students should also understand climate change.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use this video to explain how climate change is affecting ecosystems.
- Teachers can play this video before a group activity on ways to conserve marine ecosystems.
- Teachers can use this video to highlight the effects of the marine heat wave of 2014.
- Click here for a resource on climate change and the oceans.
- Click here for a lesson and lab on ocean acidification.
This resource describes the impact of climate change on juvenile sharks, sea otters, sea lions, migration, and survival of marine resources. Students can gain knowledge and motivation to take climate action to conserve the marine ecosystem. This is recommended for teaching.
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