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Climate Change Around the World

Episode 7

Secondary, Middle

Description

From extreme weather to threatened ways of life, the effects of climate change are real, and they are happening right now around the globe. This Nutshell video takes a look at just a few of the problems people are facing right now. The video checks off the consequences of the extreme weather we are witnessing with reference to increased incidents of flooding, drought, forest fires, invasive species and changes in food production.

General Assessment

What skills does this resource explicitly teach?

The video provides an opportunity to strengthen those skills associated with listening, viewing and identifying cause and effect.

Strengths

The video provides a quick overview of the consequences of climate change with visuals that are effective. Once identified, teachers and students can begin to explore these consequences in greater depth.

The video is part of a compilation of other videos, all of which explore some aspect of climate science. 

Recommendation of how and where to use it

The video is a useful and effective introduction to the consequences of climate change and sets the stage for a greater investigation of those consequences. It has been designated as appropriate for students in grades 6-10.

Relevant Curriculum Units

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        • Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
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        • Environment and Outdoor Education: Environmental Core
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        • Science 10-4 (Knowledge and Employability Science): Investigating Matter and Energy in Environmental Systems
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        • Global Issues and Governance: Complex global problems require international cooperation to make difficult choices for the future.
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        • Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
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        • Science 9: The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.
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        • Canadian Geography 1202: Natural and Human Systems
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        • Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
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        • Science 9: The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Themes Addressed

Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)

  • Climate Change