Engine Trouble: Science History with Robert Krulwich
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Provided by: The Kid Should See This|Published on: February 23, 2024
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Synopsis
- This video provides an animated history of the carbon engine's contribution to global warming, ending with predictions and warnings for our environmental future.
- Students will learn about the carbon emission load over time, from the Pleistocene period through 2021, with the help of animated graphics, clear narration, and a corresponding article.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, History
Authors: Radiolab
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The helpful, animated graphs illustrate the history of CO2 levels on Earth.
- The correlating article relates to the video sequentially, so teachers can pause to read before watching the next segment.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers will need internet and may need YouTube access.
- The information may disturb some students since the implication is that sea level rise may be irreversible.
- Students should be familiar with greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect.
Differentiation
- English teachers can utilize the video as a small-group note-taking activity.
- Science teachers can show the video and have students research innovative solutions to carbon engine use.
- The website links hundreds of other videos by category at the top of the webpage, so teachers can easily create entire units from this starting point.
- Students, especially those with anxiety, may enjoy looking at strategies people and organizations use to reduce emissions and adapt to change.
- After watching the video, students can research other climate tipping points and create infographics to warn others.
- This video can introduce students to sea level rise and glacial melt.
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