• This video discusses the concept of tipping points, specifically with regard to permafrost melting, melting ice sheets, and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. 
• They use a glass of water that is slowly tipped to one side until it falls over as a visual representation of ecological tipping points. 
  

Positives

• This video is brief and does a nice job of simplifying the concept of positive feedback loops and ecological tipping points related to climate change.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be a commercial before the video.
• It may be beneficial to activate prior knowledge about the albedo effect, the density of water at different temperatures, and the production of carbon dioxide from cellular respiration and decomposition.
  

Differentiation

• Science classes could set up their own model demonstration of a tipping point to illustrate the idea or run an albedo experiment using identical objects of different colors to see differences in temperature increase in direct sunlight.
• Social studies classes could discuss the human toll and impacts on societies in various locations if we cross these tipping points.
• Other resources related to this topic are this video about ecosystems and this resource about melting permafrost. 

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