Solutions for Climate Change - Empower Women & Girls!
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Social Studies, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
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What it is
- This video briefly discusses the positive impacts of educating girls and empowering women as solutions for climate change.
- The video also briefly touches on the importance of those who care about climate change being active members of the movement.
- The video features Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Gina McCarthy.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video addresses an impactful but less well-known solution to climate change.
- This also ties into an economic concept of investing in women to benefit society (known as positive externalities).
Prerequisites
- You may have to wait through a commercial to get to the video.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The first two minutes of the video directly focus on the importance of educating girls and providing equal opportunities to women in order to fight climate change.
- Cross-curricular connections can be made when discussing equal rights and cultural norms in other locations or communities.
- For additional context, students can watch this video, How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Stop Global Warming.
From the scientist review
The resource underscores the significance of engaging more women to be actively involved in the climate change discourse. The resource is recommended for teaching.
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