• This insightful podcast episode discusses the importance of visual imagery and photography in telling the climate story in a way that connects with many different people and increases awareness and engagement.

Positives

• It helps students use their critical thinking skills and can stimulate a research project or art project.
• The host speaks with various climate photographers to get their perspectives and opinions.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with climate change and global warming.
• It ends at 25:10 and then an advertisement for another podcast follows.

Differentiation

• Students can look at the "Blue Marble" image mentioned in the podcast, read about it, and discuss what thoughts and feelings it evokes.
• Part 15:20-16:57 discusses the principles of photojournalism. Students could be given an assignment to analyze various climate visuals in photojournalism and present their findings.
• This podcast could be used in an art class discussing framing, composition, and subject matter.
• Students can be encouraged to take photos of their home or neighborhood over a span of 3-5 months and note any climate connections. 
• Science classes can use this podcast when discussing communicating science to the public. Have students describe a complex scientific process they learn about in class in a way that is easy for the general public to understand.
• The podcast mentions social media algorithms and media presentations of climate change topics and imagery, which could be explored in social studies classes and computer science classes.
  

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