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Taking Action – What Can I Do About Climate Change? is the fifth video in the Keep It Cool Classrooms educational resource, which covers various important aspects of climate change. This video emphasizes that taking action is an effective strategy for coping with climate-related feelings. Students can initiate meaningful change in their communities, either individually or collectively.
In this final video, climate action is presented through three categories: personal, public, and political. Examples of climate action pertaining to these three categories include eating less meat, participating in a community garden, voting for parties that support climate action, and signing petitions. The video also shares inspiring stories of real-life climate activists.
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This video can inspire students to take personal, public, or political action on climate change. Engaging students in climate change discussions is essential for building a sustainable future. It provides a platform for students to discuss and share their ideas for driving positive change within their communities. Additionally, this video serves as an excellent introduction for students to incorporate climate action into their daily school lives, helping them develop lasting habits. Students are encouraged to discuss real-world examples and current events that relate to climate change.
Keep it Cool Classrooms is an educational resource of five videos that tackle a different yet important aspect of climate change. The resource aims to help students build climate literacy and resiliency, understand carbon emissions at a personal, community and global scale, learn coping strategies to deal with heavy climate emotions, and leave with practical tools for taking meaningful climate action.
A brief welcome video introduces students to the content and outlines what they can expect throughout the series. The resource can be completed as a class, or students can complete the lessons individually. The resource provides a student worksheet to jot down notes about the video, each video is approximately 10 minutes in length, with three questions at the end to provoke thoughtful class or small group discussion.
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- Grade 7
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- Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 11: Human practices affect the sustainability of ecosystems
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- Science for Citizenship 11: Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.
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- Specialized Science 12: Climate change impacts biodiversity and ecosystem health
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- Grade 9
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- Introduction to Environmental Science 120: Investigating Environmental Issues
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- Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
- Grade 11
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 11: Human practices affect the sustainability of ecosystems
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- Science for Citizenship 11: Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally
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- Grade 7
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- Science & Technology
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- Earth and Space Systems: Heat in the Environment
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- Science (Academic):Earth and Space Science: Climate Change
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- Environmental Science (Workplace Prep.) Human Impact on the Environment
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- Science 7: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time
- Grade 11
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 11: Human practices affect the sustainability of ecosystems
- Science
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- Science for Citizenship 11: Scientific understanding enables humans to respond and adapt to changes locally and globally
- Grade 12
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- Environmental Science
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- Environmental Science 12: Human activities cause changes in the global climate system
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- Specialized Science 12: Climate change impacts biodiversity and ecosystem health
Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Citizenship (2)
- Community-Building and Participation
- General Guide to Taking Action
