SUBJECTS: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: Air Pollution, Climate Change, Oceans

Resource Overview

In this climate change and data analysis lesson, students engage with a variety of data formats—including graphs, written reports, and visual evidence—to explore the interconnected effects of population growth, greenhouse gas emissions, global temperature rise, land ice melt, and sea level rise. This activity is aligned with NGSS and environmental science standards.

Use this video alongside our People and Climate Change: The Data Is In lesson plan to help students build their skills in critical thinking, data literacy, and systems thinking. For more details on this lesson, click here.

Audio transcript of People and Climate Change: The Data Is In lesson plan video

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