Refrigeration Management: A Solution to Reverse Global Warming

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Grades9, 10, 11, 12Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts

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What it is

In this media literacy activity, students will watch three short videos, one from the YEARS Project, one from the Environmental Investigation Agency, and one from True Manufacturing, on refrigeration gases and climate change.
The activity plan includes a variety of decoding questions that are designed to help students analyze the videos' goals and messages.

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Positives

The activity plan provides decoding questions for social studies, English language arts, science, and media literacy classes.
A few example answers are provided in the activity plan.

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Teachers must create a free account to access the resources.
Teachers will have to download the MP4 videos.

Differentiation

After completing the activity, science classes could work as fact-checkers and research HFC and F gases to compare their findings to the information in the three videos.
In English language arts classes, students could use the information in the three videos to write an article about the climate risks of using refrigeration gases.
Other resources on this topic include this lesson on greenhouse gases, this PBS video on energy-efficient appliances, and this video on passive house design.

From the scientist review

Students can explore this resource to understand how to investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse, refrigerant coolant technologies, compare the various Greenhouse gases like CH4, CFCs, N2O, CO2, etc and understand their GWPs. The resource is recommended for teaching.

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Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
Other types: Videos
Format: PDF, Downloadable MP4/M4V
Language: English
Location: Earth
Provider: Project Look Sharp
Authors: Project Look Sharp, Sox Sperry
Published: April 27, 2021
Last updated: July 16, 2026
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Standards alignment · HS-ESS2-2. + 6 more

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Core Standards legacy

HS-ESS2-2.HS-ESS2-2. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
HS-ESS3-1.HS-ESS3-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.
HS-ESS3-2.HS-ESS3-2. Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.
D2.Eco.13.9-12D2.Eco.13.9-12 Explain why advancements in technology and investments in capital goods and human capital increase economic growth and standards of living.
D2.Geo.9.9-12D2.Geo.9.9-12 Evaluate the influence of long-term climate variability on human migration and settlement patterns, resource use, and land uses at local-to-global scales.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

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