• This interactive infographic enables students to see the causes, complexity, and interconnection of global environmental changes.
• Each individual section of the infographic is clickable, allowing students to explore their interests and see how they are related to the other topics.

Positives

• This resource is jam-packed with information for students to peruse, ranging from the human and non-human causes of global changes to the quality of human life. 
• The layout of the infographic is incredibly clear and will give students who process visually an added layer of understanding in a complex topic. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have a basic understanding of the global changes taking place, specifically around climate change. 
  

Differentiation

• Connections can be made in social studies classes discussing how humans are impacted by global changes or in language arts classes working on literary non-fiction reading. 
• This resource would be an excellent introduction to a new unit, where students can explore the infographic and complete a KWL chart or other organizer to memorialize their thinking and learning. 
• As an extension, assign each student a micro topic from the organizer and have the class work together to draw connections between their topics. This should illustrate how connected each topic truly is. 

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