The Movement
Provided by: ACE|Published on: April 27, 2021|Last updated: September 26, 2026
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: ACE
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Synopsis
- This chapter of the Our Climate Our Future series features a video and student worksheet.
- The inspirational video outlines the youth climate movement and highlights activists that are taking action and pressuring leaders to make changes now.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video includes diverse voices, which may be motivating for many students.
Prerequisites
- Teachers must make a free account to access the materials.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can research personal actions they could take right away to address climate change in their home, diet, school, yard, and neighborhood.
- For ELL students, consider printing out the transcript so they can read it beforehand.
- The impacts of climate change on other cultures can be illustrated by resources in the Our Climate Voices series.
- Other similar resources include this video about youth activists, this media literacy resource, and this video about Greta Thunberg.
There is no contradiction in the resource. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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