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Climate Wisconsin Adaptation-Mitigation
http://climatewisconsin.org/story/adaptation-mitigation

Finn Ryan, Threehouse Media, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board

This short, animated video describes what is meant by climate, its characteristics, and the range of impacts due to climate change. The difference between mitigation and adaptation is also discussed.

Video length 2:38 min.

Learn more about Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness»


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Climate Literacy

This Video builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.

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Energy Literacy

This Video builds on the following concepts of Energy Literacy.

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Notes From Our Reviewers The CLEAN collection is hand-picked and rigorously reviewed for scientific accuracy and classroom effectiveness. Read what our review team had to say about this resource below or learn more about how CLEAN reviews teaching materials
Teaching Tips | Science | Pedagogy | Technical Details

Teaching Tips

  • Good teaching tips available on website.

About the Content

  • Video contrasts short-term adaptation strategies (e.g., infrastructure changes, different tree and plant selections, heat emergency plans) with long-term mitigation strategies that reduce energy consumption and hence carbon dioxide emissions on individual to global scales. Its points are made quickly and clearly.
  • Globe 'rotates' wrong way in animation.
  • Comments from expert scientist: There are a number of tips for teaching techniques which would be particularly useful for K12 educators, and in fact the Wisconsin Academic Model Standards for Science are linked at the bottom of the page. The top of the page has an engaging animation on climate adaptation which is just under three minutes long.

About the Pedagogy

  • The very engaging cartoon format of this video makes it very approachable for younger viewers.

Technical Details/Ease of Use

  • The webpage includes both a background essay and a number of teaching tips.
  • Produced by Climate Wisconsin but is a good resource for students in any region; topic is not specific to Wisconsin.

Related URLs These related sites were noted by our reviewers but have not been reviewed by CLEAN

The Climate Wisconsin home page offers other case studies, videos, and data-driven visualizations.
Entered the Collection: April 2013 Last Reviewed: October 2016

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