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University of Maine Greenland Field Experience 2022
Provided by: University of Maine |Published on: July 28, 2023
Videos Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This video examines a university-led expedition to south Greenland, the purpose of that expedition, and the environmental changes happening in the Arctic.
- Students will learn about the hydrologic science research that was the primary focus of this voyage, the multiple universities that were involved in the voyage, and the rapid rise in the Arctic's average annual temperatures because of climate change.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: University of Maine
Region: North America, Polar Regions, USA - Northeast, United States, Maine
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video is engaging and highlights college-level field research.
- The audio mixing on this video is excellent.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should understand why climate change is impacting the Arctic.
- Students should understand how changes in the Arctic impact the entire world.
Differentiation
- This video could accompany a lesson on how climate change impacts human activity around the world.
- This video could supplement a lesson on how human beings interact with the environment around them, and how these interactions shape culture and the physical features of an area.
- This video could augment a classroom discussion on how climate change may impact how humans use natural resources.
- This video could support a classroom discussion on how certain political and economic systems have contributed to the climate crisis, and how this crisis has impacted specific groups, cultures, and countries.
- This video could be used for career conversations with students in an advisory class.
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