How can something so important be, well, boring? Explore the opinions of random citizens through a video by Veritasium. The narrator asks open-ended questions to interviewees about global warming, their personal efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and the hole in the ozone layer.

Concepts

climate change, the ozone layer, recycling, carbon emissions, global warming

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Before playing the video, ask the class what they think about climate change and what they do to help the environment
• Follow up with information about the UN climate summit mentioned in the resource including what world leaders decided to do at the summit
  

Classroom Considerations

• The video requires no prior knowledge and is a great way to kick off a discussion or unit about climate change

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The narrator asks questions carefully to produce the most honest answers
• Each topic in the video is backed up with facts and data

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2