Climate Change: Earth's Giant Game of Tetris

Positives

• The video is short, illustrative, and encourages viewers to take action.
• The website has a guided structure of Watch, Think, Dig Deeper, and Discuss.
  
• Existing forum responses provide a rich look into how others have conflicting views on the topic.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students need to be at least 13 years old to create a TED-Ed account with their email, so they can answer the embedded questions and contribute to the open forum.
• The teacher should plan some way for students to show accountability, perhaps with a screenshot of their discussion post at the end.

Differentiation

• In an English class, have students write about ways of clearing the "blocks" and slowing down the incoming "blocks" to practice using analogies.
  
• It is adaptable to virtual learning as long as there are clear instructions for what to turn in.
  
• The video gives younger students an introduction to the impact of greenhouse gases while providing a hook for older students about the urgency of climate change.
• The teacher has the freedom to choose resources from the Dig Deeper section to plan a personalized grade-appropriate activity.
• Other resources on this topic include this video on changes in global carbon dioxide levels and this Vox video on how humans disrupted the carbon cycle.