Which Greenhouse Gas Is Actually the Worst?
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Provided by: Hot Mess|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This introductory video from Hot Mess explains the basics of average global temperature and the many greenhouse gases that affect the planet.
- The video explains why CO2 is the greenhouse gas that is creating the largest impact on our planet, even though it isn't the most powerful greenhouse gas.
Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Hot Mess
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video creates engaging and clear content by incorporating music, graphics, and text.
- This brief video works great to explain why the focus of climate change topics is on carbon emissions.
Prerequisites
- The video finishes at 4 minutes and 30 seconds. There is an advertisement that plays after the content.
- Students will need to have a basic understanding of climate change and greenhouse gases before watching the video.
- The video omits nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas with global warming potential between methane and sulfur hexafluoride. Nitrous oxide is almost always mentioned in climate change videos, but it is not here.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can use the resources What is Climate Change?, Causes and Effects of Climate Change, or What is Climate Change? | Our Climate Our Future Chapter 1 if students require background information.
- Teachers can create groups of students to conduct research about individual greenhouse gases. Groups of students could study water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and sulfur hexafluoride.
- After watching the video, students can research carbon sequestration efforts used to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
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