The video ends with a powerful message about how we can define progress.
Students will enjoy seeing the care some companies are taking to create data centers with sustainability in mind.
Prerequisites
Students should understand how energy use is related to climate change.
Students may benefit from understanding data centers and what they are used for.
Differentiation & Implementation
While this is a great solution for cold climates, like Finland, students can discuss how this solution may not be feasible in warmer climates. Students can brainstorm potential solutions for warmer climates.
Teachers can use this video in a larger discussion about AI, its growing energy needs, and its impact on the climate.
Language arts teachers can use this lesson and teachers of other subjects can combine the video with this article.
Students can look at climate data for U.S. cities and hypothesize where this solution could work in the United States and discuss the infrastructure required for this mitigation.
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