Positives

• The helpful, animated graphs illustrate the history of CO₂ levels on Earth.
• The correlating article relates to the video sequentially, so teachers can pause to read before watching the next segment.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers will need internet and may need YouTube access.
• The information may disturb some students since the implication is that sea level rise may be irreversible.
• Students should be familiar with greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect.

Differentiation

• English teachers can utilize the video as a small-group note-taking activity.
• Science teachers can show the video and have students research innovative solutions to carbon engine use.
• The website links hundreds of other videos by category at the top of the webpage, so teachers can easily create entire units from this starting point.
• Students, especially those with anxiety, may enjoy looking at strategies people and organizations use to reduce emissions and adapt to change.
• After watching the video, students can research other climate tipping points and create infographics to warn others.
• This video can introduce students to sea level rise and glacial melt.