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Students will listen as the teacher read the Lonely Polar Bear. After reading, the teacher will present the question "What do you know about climate change?" to introduce the vocabulary and topic. Students will engage in a silent conversation to discuss what they know about climate change.

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4.L.1 Understand the effects of environmental changes, adaptations and behaviors that enable animals (including humans) to survive in changing habitats.

4.L.1.1 Give examples of changes in an organism’s environment that are beneficial to it and some that are harmful.

4.L.1.2 Explain how animals meet their needs by using behaviors in response to information received from the environment.

4.L.1.3 Explain how humans can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats (e.g., recycling wastes, establishing rain gardens, planting trees and shrubs to prevent flooding and erosion).

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I.1.11 Identify ways to address problems related to the compelling question.

EX.4.C & G.2.2 Apply knowledge of basic responsibilities of individuals in a group (e.g., clean up after self, participating in conversations, respecting others space).

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How can humans change their habits and used resources to help decrease the amount of greenhouse emissions and climate change?

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Cause and effect, Survival, Sustainability, Data, Persuasive Writing, Government, Human-Environment Interaction

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Habitat, Behavior, Environment, Adaption, Geography, Renewable Resources, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Carbon Footprint, Statistics, Probability, Comparison, Model, Observation, Prediction, Facts, Purpose, Research, Information, Persuasion, Civil Discourse, Congress, Tax, Laws, Regulations, EPA, Movement, Pollution, Transportation, Deforestation, Agriculture

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- Humans create emissions by their modes of transportation and their daily activities that destroy our atmosphere, causing climate change.

- By using renewable energy, humans decrease their use of fossil fuels which helps fight climate change.

- As sea ice melts, sea levels continue to rise and water continues to grow water, altering various habitats and ecosystems.

- To increase renewable energy efforts, the government may have to step in to create regulations and laws to pave the way.

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- What are greenhouse gases and fossil fuels? How are related?

- What are the consequences of emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

- As the climate continues to undergo change, what is happening to our sea level?

- As climate changes, how does this affect various animals in the more arctic climates?

- What are the main threats to Earth of climate change?

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- How are greenhouse gasses emitted into the atmosphere?

- How might cities decrease their use of fossil fuels?

- How can people change their habits to reduce climate change?

- How can the government intervene in climate change?

- With the sea ice melting and sea level rising, how are water temperatures affected?

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- Are humans doing enough to stop climate change?

- Whose responsibility is it to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use? The people or the government?

- What happens if humans do nothing or put forth minimal effort to stop climate change?

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The book follows a Polar Bear and its journey with his spirit guide and later, without. Students will notice that there are no other polar bears and discuss why there are no other polar bears and what is noticeable about the polar bear's surroundings.

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The Sunburnt Polar Bear by Andrew Newman

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The Sunburnt Polar Bear by Andrew Newman

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This silly book details a polar bear that receives a sunburn. The idea of a polar bear with a sunburn will bring students attention to the fact that the arctic is becoming warmer. This will connect to the concept that global warming and climate change is causing the arctic animals environment and habitat to change.

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Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting? by Robert E. Wells

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Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting? by Robert E. Wells

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This text shares with readers why there is an increase in carbon dioxide in the air and the elevation in greenhouse gasses is harmful to polar bears and other animal alike. The author includes how sea ice is melting, causing survival to be hard for polar bears and their cubs.

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The Last Polar Bear by Sean Craighead George

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The Last Polar Bear by Sean Craighead George

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Students can listen as the main character raises awareness to the effects of climate change. The main character is determined to save the last polar bear that he has found.

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SchoolTube - Safe video sharing and management for K12

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This video from Discovery Education details some of the signs of climate change. Some of the signs that are noted in this 5 minute clip include changes in participation patters, shrinking sea ice and rising sea levels.

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Highlights the signs of climate change. The segment details the indicators of climate change such as more powerful weather, changes to precipitation patterns, reduced snowpack, shrinking sea ice, thawing of permafrost, increasing acidity of the oceans, and rising sea levels. [Image thumbnail: Pixabay]

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This video from NASA will detail the difference between weather and climate. Weather is temporary while the climate describes the typical weather conditions over a very long time.

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What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?

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This video, provided by Discovery Education, explains to students what climate change is. The segment also details the significance of climate change and the changes that are occurring in various climates. In this video, climatologists, who study climate, are introduced as well.

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Describes climate change and its significance. The segment defines climate and introduces types of climates. Additionally, the segment covers the various changes that can occur in a climate and the role of climatologists in studying these changes.

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This Newsela article shares how climate change is causing the oceans to rise and in turn, the water is becoming warmer. Sea Ice is melting causing sea levels to rise. The article shares the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions now and in the future.

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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National Geographic Kids: Climate Change

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National Geographic Kids: Climate Change

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This article from National Geographic Kids describes climate change, the change in Human energy sources and what would happen in the future. This article also shares possible solutions that students can do on their own to help stop climate change.

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What is climate change? What could happen? Get all the facts you need to know.

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National Children's Museum Virtual Field Trip: Climate Action Heroes

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National Children's Museum Virtual Field Trip: Climate Action Heroes

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Climate Action Heroes Virtual Field Trip - National Children's Museum

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climate action heroes virtual field trip Climate Action Heroes-Unite! We all play an important role in the fight against climate change. In this 20-minute video, dreamers will learn the difference between weather and climate, the effects

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This Crash Course Kids Video discusses how climate change can affect organisms and their ecosystem. The video ties in how adaptations, food chains, and more are affected with the climate is altered.

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In this video, students will learn about climate change and the impact on environments and ecosystems.

This playlist of 13 videos from Crash Course Kids is all about life science and ecosystems. The contents of these videos are in line with 5th-grade science standards. Check below the videos for a list of Next Generation Science Standards used throughout the playlist. These videos are perfect for introducing new concepts and reviewing subjects already taught. These videos do a great job teaching students about ecosystems and the flow of energy in the food chain. The overall aim of these videos is to introduce students to life science, by taking a closer look at ecosystems. Each video ranges in length from 3 to 5 minutes, perfectly combining education and entertainment in easily digestible segments.

The contents of this video are based on 5th-grade science standards.

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5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that matter that is not food (air, water, decomposed materials in soil) is changed by plants into matter that is food. Examples of systems could include organisms, ecosystems, and the Earth.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include molecular explanations.]

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In this video, students will learn about climate change and the impact on environments and ecosystems. This playlist of 13 videos from Crash Course Kids is all about life science and ecosystems. The contents of these videos are in line with 5th-grade science standards.

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Students will create a commercial to persuade their TV audience that they need to use renewable energy sources, rather than burning fossil fuels. Students should use research and images/small video clips to generate an argument that shares why renewable energy sources are better.

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Students will create their own image that they feel showcases the cause and effects of climate change. When done, students will rotate around the room to leave feedback for each image. This can be a positive reflection or engaging questions/commentary.

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Research a company that has contributed to the use of fossil fuels or a government agency that can influence the use of fossil fuels. Write a letter to them explaining why the use of fossil fuels is detrimental to the climate and what are eco-friendly, renewable alternatives.

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With students, recreate polar ice. You will need ice, clay, water, and two clear plastic containers. With the clay and ice in the container, students will need to mark the original water level. As the ice melts, this experiment will demonstrate how the sea level rises and which ice melting has more of an effect (sea ice or ice on land). This will be evident as the water level will be higher than the original marking.

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Climate change is a difficult subject for adults as well as children to wrap their brains around. Of course, there are political, cultural, and even neurological reasons for that. But there may be a simpler explanation, too.

The results of climate change are incredibly vast and varied. It can be a challenge to think of climate change as a singular concept when its manifestations range from rising sea levels to species decline to intense storms.

Consider focusing on a small part of climate change impact as an entryway to understanding. Check out this video that shows the difference in outcomes between melting land and sea ice. Using two medium-sized plastic containers, water, blue food coloring, clay, pushpins, and ice cubes, the experiment demonstrates how melting land ice raises sea levels and deteriorates coasts while melting sea ice has a much lesser effect.

Just have a few moments? Show the video to your students to get them thinking. Have a bit longer? Encourage your class to take on the experiment themselves.

Before the video or experiment:
Ask the class to predict what they think happens when large amounts of natural ice melt. Do they imagine there would be a difference between melting land and sea ice? Why or why not? How do they think melting ice may someday affect the area they live (or not)?

After the video or experiment:
Challenge your students to use their reasoning skills to explain why the two outcomes were so different. Then, let them explore this interactive Nat Geo map that shows how the Earth would change if all its land ice melted into the sea.

What other experiments and activities have you used in your class to help students visualize climate change? Let us know in comments or by emailing education@ngs.org!

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Weekly Warm-Up: Visualizing Climate Change

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Climate change is a difficult subject for adults as well as children to wrap their brains around. Of course, there are political, cultural, and even neurological reasons for that. But there may be a simpler explanation, too. The results of climate change are incredibly vast and varied.

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The teacher will introduce the concept of a carbon footprint (the amount of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases produced during their daily life). Students will write what they participate in daily that contributes to their carbon footprint (e.g. riding in a car, using inefficient lights, wasting water, buying non-organic food). They will brainstorm and compare by listing these things in their own "footprint" sheet. After, students will discuss ways that they can reduce their carbon footprint.

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Free worksheets for helping children think about how to reduce their carbon footprint! Will you make a carbon footprint pledge?