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The video concisely explains information through engaging imagery and clear text to ensure student understanding.
The solutions provided in the video and the mention of commitments to reduce warming help to alleviate some of the panic students may feel when hearing about the possible future.
Prerequisites
Students will need to have a basic understanding of the connection between climate change and fossil fuels.
This video can be used by science classes when learning about the impacts of nonrenewable energy.
Science teachers can extend this resource by using the activity Powering the Planet: Renewable Energy afterward to explore solutions to fossil fuel usage.
For the most up-to-date information on levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, have your students explore this resource from NOAA.
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