Real World Impacts

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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Civics, Health

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What it is

This chapter of the Our Climate Our Future series features a video shows the impacts of climate change and youth taking action by sharing the perspectives of Tonyisha, an environmental justice advocate from Chicago, Illinois; Brandon, a sixth-generation farmer from Kennesaw, Georgia; and Gabriella, a political activist from Miami, Florida.
The resource also includes two student readings and a student activity.

Teaching tips

Positives

This is a great resource for virtual or online learning as it contains a Google Doc worksheet and online reading links.
This video is excellent and engaging because it comes from the perspective of youths. Furthermore, it has a balance of hope and reality.

Additional Prerequisites

Teachers need to create a free account to access the materials.
After creating a free account, launch the resource to find the proper chapter video.

Differentiation

Consider using this video as an example of a first-person narrative in ELA classes.
Students can research other results of climate change, such as the impact on farming, urban infrastructure, and development.
This resource found on SubjectToClimate goes deeper into how climate change can cause more extreme weather and harm people on a global scale. The impact of climate change is not always immediate but can manifest in extreme weather events and disturbances at different magnitudes, categories, and scales that may be dismissed by deniers.

From the scientist review

The resource is suitable for climate justice advocacy. Taking political action by voting the right people into power and not climate deniers is important. This resource is recommended for teaching.

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At a glance

Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subjects: Civics, Health
Other types: Articles/Websites, Activity - Classroom
Format: Google Docs, PDF
Language: English
Location: North America, North America > United States, North America > United States > Florida, North America > United States > Georgia, North America > United States > Illinois
Provider: ACE
Authors: ACE
Published: April 27, 2021
Last updated: July 16, 2026
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Standards alignment · MS-ESS3-5. + 6 more

Core

Core Standards legacy

MS-ESS3-5.MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
D2.Civ.2.6-8D2.Civ.2.6-8 Explain specific roles played by citizens (such as voters, jurors, taxpayers, members of the armed forces, petitioners, protesters, and office-holders).
D2.Civ.7.6-8D2.Civ.7.6-8 Apply civic virtues and democratic principles in school and community settings.
D4.7.6-8D4.7.6-8 Assess their individual and collective capacities to take action to address local, regional, and global problems, taking into account a range of possible levers of power, strategies, and potential outcomes.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
HS-ESS3-4.HS-ESS3-4. Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
HS-ESS3-C.1.HS-ESS3-C.1. The sustainability of human societies and the biodiversity that supports them requires responsible management of natural resources. (HS-ESS3-3)

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