• This resource explains the benefits and risks of using geoengineering to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
• The lesson leads students through a series of geoengineering articles and poses questions for discussion. 

Positives

• The episode does a good job of explaining the moral complexities of solar radiation management.
• A full transcript of the episode is available.
• The accompanying Educator Guide includes a helpful glossary on p. 10.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• A robust and detailed 10-page Educator Guide accompanies the podcast.
• On page 3 of the Educator Guide, the Detailed Table of Contents lists and links to the wrong podcast episode. Students should listen to "TIL About Geoengineering."
• The episode can be separated into the following sections:
  • The first section introduces listeners to geoengineering. (0:00-3:40)
  • The second section focuses on solar radiation management. (3:41-7:34)
  • The third section questions who is in charge of geoengineering. (7:35-9:54)
  • The last section is a call to action. (9:55-11:01)
    

Differentiation

• Social studies, civics, or government classes could have a debate about who should make geoengineering decisions.
• Science classes could do group research projects on the following topics: increased albedo, cloud seeding, cirrus thinning, stratospheric aerosol injection, and space mirrors.
• Other resources on this topic include this Grist video on geoengineering, this Hot Mess video on using space mirrors to cool the earth, and this video on why geoengineering might be necessary.
  

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