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13 Misconceptions About Global Warming Instructional Video13 Misconceptions About Global Warming Instructional Video
Publisher
Veritasium
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:50
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2014
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Instructional Video

13 Misconceptions About Global Warming

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

With so much information floating around about global warming, how can we tell what's really going on? Examine the evidence through a video from Veritasium to sift through everything we hear. The narrator presents convincing data when faced with the voice of opposition ... also played by the narrator!

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

global warming, climate change, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, water, temperature, sea level, oceans, human impact on the environment, data analysis, the environment

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Cap off an ecology unit with the video to further squash any misconceptions students might have
  • Have pupils write down any other things they have heard about Earth's changing climate, then research the facts about them

Classroom Considerations

  • Be sure learners are familiar with common climate change terms and causes before watching the video
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Each misconception is numbered and immediately discussed
  • The amusing back-and-forth format of the video is entertaining and informational

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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