What is Climate Change?
Provided by: BioInteractive|Published on: October 8, 2025
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Videos
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Crash Course Biology, Biointeractive
Region: Global
Languages: English, Spanish
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Synopsis
- This climate change introduction from BioInteractive features a 14-minute video, teacher guide, primary literature links, transcript, and standards list.
- Students will learn about the greenhouse effect, the history of climate change discoveries, the Industrial Revolution, and other basics about climate change and how it connects to life on Earth.
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Positives
- Students will love this goofy and funny host!
- This episode does a great job of covering a wide range of topics in a short amount of time and without being overwhelming.
Prerequisites
- Students should have a general understanding of Earth's systems.
- The video and related materials are available in both English and Spanish.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can make connections to women's discoveries being minimized or not widely recognized by making connections to Eunice Foote's story. This video highlights the difficulties for women during that time.
- Students can use this interactive resource for a hands-on exploration of the greenhouse effect.
- This episode has a lot of terms that may be unfamiliar to students. It may benefit students to create flashcards for new vocabulary terms.
- There are many connections and standards for AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, IB Biology and IB Environmental Systems and Societies.
- Teachers can connect this resource to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 13, Climate Action.
This video resource is a primer on climate change and how life on Earth is intrinsically connected to climate. The history of our understanding of climate change is detailed, and the common misconception of the difference between weather and climate is addressed. Also mentioned are the environmental justice and equity issues associated with climate change. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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