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Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point? Instructional VideoIs Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
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Math
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4:11
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Duration
45 mins
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2015
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Is Our Climate Headed for a Mathematical Tipping Point?

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Raising the global temperature by two degrees may not seem like much, but the impact this would have on the planet is amazing. Follow along with this short video as it examines how even a small change to a system can turn its regular, predictable behavior into total chaos.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

climate change, climates, global warming, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, weather, severe weather

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • View this video as a supplement to an earth science unit on global warming
  • After viewing this video, have your class research the potential impacts of global warming
  • Flip your classroom by assigning this video and assessment as homework

Pros

  • Engaging animations and visual models support the concepts presented 
  • Teachers have the ability to create their own customized lessons based on the video
  • Accompanying the video is a short assessment with five multiple choice and three free-response questions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9

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