What Melting Sea Ice Means for Life in the Arctic
Provided by: Vox|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Vox
Region: Polar Regions
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This video shows how a group of international scientists went to the Arctic to study how species are adapting to climate change.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- In this video, students are exposed to how scientists collect samples, use robotic gliders to take measurements of water, and determine the behavior of algae cells under different conditions.
- Students may be surprised to learn that ice melt is beneficial to some species.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the threats that are facing the Arctic ecosystem.
- Teachers might face some ads in the beginning of the video.
Differentiation
- The teacher could challenge students to pause the video and discuss the studies and research featured in the video.
- This video is great for teaching about species' responses and adaptations to global warming and, more specifically, to changes in the Arctic ecosystem.
- Students could watch this video about how the Arctic could affect the weather across the world and then create a graphic organizer showing what they learned.
- Other recommended resources related to this topic include Habitat Degradation: Arctic Melt and Sea Ice and the Earth System Story Map.
The resource explores through research the importance of the Arctic ecosystem in sustaining the food chain in the Arctic region. It is gradually being threatened by increasing concentration of atmospheric CO2. Cutting down CO2 levels could possibly restore the Arctic ecosystem. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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