Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands

• In this video, students will learn about the ways that climate change impacts wildlife and their habitats. 
• Students will learn about solutions for fighting climate change, including reducing, recycling, and reusing, conserving energy, building backyard habitats, and becoming citizen scientists. 

 Positives

• Each concept is illustrated with a specific animal or plant example.
• This is a good overview of the climate change impacts has on terrestrial and marine life and their habitats.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers can find information on how to use this video in the classroom by clicking on the link to Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness.
• The video was produced in 2009 so the video resolution is not very high.

Differentiation

• Students could watch short segments of this video over a series of classes instead of watching the entire video at once.
• In biology or environmental science classes students could choose an animal or plant to research and find out how climate change impacts their habitat.
• Other resources on this topic include this video on the collapse of biodiversity, this Khan Academy video on conservation and the effort to maintain biodiversity, and this video about how humans impact the environment.