3 Climate Change Solutions That Could Actually Happen
Provided by: Our Changing Climate|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: Our Changing Climate
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video from Our Changing Climate outlines three impactful strategies to mitigate climate change, referencing Project Drawdown data.
- Students learn about three climate solutions and the positive effects they can have on the environment: managing refrigerant gases, on-shore wind, and plant-based diets.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Eye-catching infographics accompany the video.
- The video highlights the importance of climate action and thinking logistically.
Prerequisites
- Students should have an understanding of climate change.
- Students should be familiar with onshore wind and hydrofluorocarbons/refrigerant gases.
- There are commercials in the video.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use the section from 1:16-3:47 in this video to explain refrigerant management to 6th-8th graders.
- Teachers can use the section from 3:48-6:03 to explain onshore energy as a valuable renewable energy source.
- Teachers can play the section from 6:00-7:25 and then have a class discussion with students on ways to incorporate plant-based diets into their lifestyle.
- The video linked here gives another point of view about climate action.
- Click here for an StC lesson plan on solutions to climate change.
- Resources about plant-based diets include this video, this methane data, and this lesson.
This 11-minute video presents three strategies recommended by Project Drawdown that can substantially reduce future greenhouse gas emissions and reduce climate change impacts: Refrigerant Management, Wind Energy, and Plant-Based Diets. Citations are provided in small text on the bottom right corner of the screen, which need to be looked up from a list of resources linked in the video description. Although doing this takes additional effort to follow citations, this resource is recommended for teaching.
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