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Arctic Climate Perspectives
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: March 20, 2021
Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This resource consists of a video, article, and discussion questions on how climate change is affecting the lives of the IƱupiaq people who live in Barrow, Alaska.
- Students will learn how warmer temperatures and melting ice have changed the IƱupiaq people's subsistence way of life.
Subjects: Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program and WGBH
Region: North America, Polar Regions, USA - West, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The background essay and discussion questions allow for the enrichment and assessment of student understanding.
- The video can be viewed online or downloaded.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers may want to show students Barrow on a map or globe.
- Teachers can share this resource on Google Classroom.
Differentiation
- The Discussion Questions could be used for whole group or small group discussions or individual writing prompts.
- Geography classes could look at a world map to determine other regions that are likely to experience the effects of climate change. Students consider how climate change impacts polar regions, coastal regions, and islands.
- Other resources on this topic include this lesson on arctic warming and coastal erosion in Alaska, this Google Earth timelapse on the changes in ice in the Arctic, and this video on how life has changed in the Alaskan Yukon Delta.
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