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Youth Climate Story: Arctic Warming and Coastal Erosion in Alaska
Provided by: ACE |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This resource includes a video, lesson plan, experiment, and student worksheet on arctic warming and the effects of melting ice.
- In the video, Nelson, a teenager who lives in Kipnuk, Alaska, describes how melting permafrost and coastal erosion pose a risk to his village.
- The experiment will show students why melting land ice causes sea level rise, while melting sea ice does not.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: ACE
Region: North America, Polar Regions, USA - West, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The student worksheet contains a number of critical thinking questions that will help students to connect the experiment with climate change in the real world.
- Clicking on the text "Lesson Plan: Is Ice, Ice Baby?" allows the teacher access the lesson plan and student worksheet as a Google Doc or a PDF.
Additional Prerequisites:
- The video does not explain what permafrost is or why it is melting. This resource provides background material on permafrost.
- Teachers must create a free account to see the lesson plan but the video is available without signing in.
Differentiation
- Social studies classes could use the video to discuss the impact of global warming on Nelson's village. Students can learn more about this topic with this SubjectToClimate lesson on climate change and indigenous communities.
- Geography classes could locate Kipnuk on a map and discuss how the natural features of the land are connected to the community's culture. Students could write a short paragraph on how erosion will impact the community's culture.
- Other resources on this topic include this graph on Arctic and Antarctic ice and this video on how climate change has impacted the lives of the Iñupiaq people in Barrow, Alaska.
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About the Partner Provider
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)'s mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. To achieve their mission, ACE ensures young people have everything they need to understand the science of climate emergency and advocate for solutions.
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