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Extreme Heat Destroys Greece's Mussel Population

Provided by: NowThis Earth |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This video from NowThis Earth demonstrates the impact of climate change on mussels and mussel farmers in Greece.
Students learn about the devastating effects of high sea temperatures on mussels in the Mediterranean Sea.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: NowThis Earth

Region: Europe

Languages: English

Positives

This video highlights that climate change is not a future problem but a current reality.
Accompanying text emphasizes important facts in the video.

Prerequisites

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Students should be familiar with the idea that organisms have limited temperature ranges that they can survive in.
Students should also understand climate change and its causes.

Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers can use this to describe the impact of climate change on farmers and livelihoods.
Teachers can use this video to explain how high temperatures affect aquatic life.
This video can be used in a discussion on factors that lead to climate migration.
Teachers can use this in a biology class to explain how climate change impacts ecosystems or when discussing homeostasis, the effects of temperature on chemical reactions, and food webs.
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