Climate change is in the news more than ever these days, and it will increasingly continue to be a hot topic in the future. Watch a video that proposes different ways people can begin to think about climate change in order to address ways to reduce their contribution to climate change.

Concepts

climate change, climates, global warming, human impact on the environment, global environment

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video as an introduction to a lesson on climate change
• Have class members keep track of how much energy they use in a week, and then the following week keep track of ways they reduce energy use
• Bring energy-saving practices into the classroom
• Hold a class debate on contributions to global warming 

Classroom Considerations

• Best suited for a high school psychology or Earth science class 
• Stress the importance of the scientific research and data presented in the video

Pros

• Makes a valuable connection between climate change and human psychology
• References and uses scientific data and research to explain human impact on climate change

Cons

• None