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This article is brief and won't take up too much class time.
The article includes a map that helps students understand the different warming scenarios.
Prerequisites
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Students should understand climate change and some of its related impacts.
Differentiation & Implementation
The article references the Paris Agreement. If students have not yet learned about the Paris Agreement, teachers can follow this article with the lesson plan CFR Education: The Paris Agreement.
Additionally, social studies students can analyze the linked Paris Agreement as an exercise in working with primary sources.
Some students, especially those who are feeling overwhelmed or hopeless after reading the article, may benefit from looking at climate solutions that can help to keep the climate from reaching some of the thresholds mentioned in the article. Project Drawdown's Table of Solutions has a wide range of solutions for students to choose from.
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Probable Futures
Probable Futures offers useful tools and maps to visualize climate change along with stories and insights to help people understand what those changes mean.
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