How Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Certain Communities
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Geography, Health
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Provided by Rutgers Climate Institute
What it is
- This video discusses the more severe impacts that climate change will likely have on low-income and minority communities and the importance of finding solutions to these problems.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video highlights climate inequality and how low-income and minority communities do not have the necessary resources to mitigate or adapt to the effects of climate change.
Prerequisites
- Students should have basic knowledge about climate change terms and the causes and effects of climate change, as the video only discusses how the certain communities may be impacted.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students in social studies classes can discuss adaptation solutions for the communities identified in the video.
- English language arts classes or science classes can research climate change effects in their local areas and write a blog to inform the public on the causes, current effects, and possible solutions.
- This video can be paired with the Essentials of Environmental Science: Basics of Climate Science video so that students can learn the basic terms of climate change or use one of the resources linked above.
From the scientist review
It is a reality that low-income households and marginalized communities will be worst hit by climate change. The video articulates the extent of inequalities already happening and attempts to project extreme cases and outcomes in the future if urgent climate actions are not taken to reduce these inequalities. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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