How Will Climate Change Impact Agriculture?
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Economics
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Provided by Rutgers Climate Institute
What it is
- This video from Rutgers Climate Institute outlines the ways that farmers, specifically in New Jersey, will be impacted by unpredictable weather events as a result of climate change.
- Students will understand how agriculture will be impacted by droughts, heavy rains, and other weather events.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The video is brief while still able to make a convincing argument that climate change will impact our agricultural systems and the ability to rely on certain staple foods.
- Although it is focused specifically on agriculture in New Jersey, the content can be applied to agriculture globally.
Prerequisites
- The content of the video ends at 2 minutes, 26 seconds, and the remaining time is the credits.
- Students should understand why agriculture is dependent on predictable weather patterns and how rising global temperatures lead to unpredictable weather patterns.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students who want to learn about agricultural solutions to climate change can look into regenerative agriculture resources, including How Regenerative Agriculture Curbs Climate Change and How Regenerative Farming Can Help Combat the Climate Crisis.
- Students can use the resource, The Effects of Climate Change, to determine how farmers will specifically be impacted by climate effects.
- Economics classes can evaluate how the economics of agriculture and our food systems will have to adapt to the changes in weather patterns.
- Science classes can use this video and this other related resource for lessons about the water cycle, which is altered by the increase in global temperatures.
From the scientist review
The video presents the uncertainties posed by climate change on agricultural production. Shifts in climate can cause extreme weather events, short-term droughts, unpredictable rainfall, violent storms, etc. It makes planting more difficult as farmers are no longer able to predict planting seasons using their indigenous knowledge and intuition. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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