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Grades

9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, AP® / College

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering

Resource Type

  • Videos, 5 minutes, 45 seconds, CC, Subtitles

Regional Focus

Global

Format

YouTube Video

What If We Burned All the Fossil Fuels?

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Synopsis
  • This video cohesively explains the possible detrimental impacts of burning all the fossil fuels on Earth. 
  • The video also highlights and explains suitable options to reduce the use of fossil fuels in our societies. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • Video concisely explains information through engaging imagery and clear text to ensure student understanding. 

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students will need to have a basic understanding of the connection between climate change and fossil fuels. 

Differentiation

Scientist Notes
This resource is a 6-minute video that asks the question: What would happen if we used up all of the Earth's fossil fuel resources? The scenario is roughly equivalent to 2000 ppm of carbon dioxide, which is a very high emitting future scenario. The resource presents the potential sea level rise, temperature increase, and impacts on droughts and flooding, as well as giving some clear actions to avoid this future scenario. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
    • ESS2: Earth's Systems
      • HS-ESS2-4 Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • 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-ESS3-4 Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
      • HS-ESS3-5 Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth systems.
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