Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve
Provided by: National Park Service|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Type: Videos
Subjects: Science, Geography
Authors: National Park Service
Region: North America, USA - South, United States, Louisiana
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video uses the metaphor of a grab-and-go box to explain how the landscape, community, and culture of South Louisiana are at risk because of climate change.
- Students will learn that they can fill their mental grab-and-go box with traits such as curiosity, concern, commitment, and understanding that will help them fight climate change and protect the places they love.
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Positives
- This video uses an appealing watercolor illustration style that will keep students engaged.
- Students will learn that climate change endangers cultures and communities.
- The video description provides a link to the audio-described version of the video.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the terms evacuate, sentimental, keepsake, and inland.
Differentiation
- Art classes could create mental grab-and-go box drawings, paintings, or collages.
- Ethics, life skills, or advisory classes could discuss the ways that curiosity, concern, commitment, and understanding equip people to deal with disaster and loss. In pairs or small groups, students could reflect on the following questions:
- Think about a time when you experienced a loss or disaster. What helped you get through that difficult time?
- What are two things that you would add to your mental grab-and-go box? Why?
- How can you use the tools in your mental grab-and-go box to stop climate change?
- Other resources on this topic include this video about an island off the coast of Louisiana that is vanishing because of climate change and this TED video on combatting climate change with stubborn optimism.
The video shows the need to be more committed to taking climate action in our everyday lives. As we move from one location to the other, we should endeavor to connect with nature and preserve the planet. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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