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Before you watch

Preview the questions below, and then review the transcript.

While you watch

Look for answers to these questions:

1. Why were bacteria important to the development of early life?
2. How did a change in the climate help societies become more complex?
3. How has climate shaped human societies?
4. What is different about climate change today from historical warming and cooling cycles?
5. How are societies innovating to address climate change?

After you watch

Respond to these questions:

1. What’s one potential negative impact climate change could have in the future?
2. What’s one positive outcome that could come from how we choose to respond to climate change?

Before you watch

Preview the questions below, and then review the transcript.

While you watch

Look for answers to these questions:

1. What tools do scientists have to understand how the climate has changed throughout history?
2. How did farming and the appearance of human civilizations impact climate?
3. How did the Industrial Revolution help drive the rise in global temperatures?
4. How will warmer temperatures impact the planet?

After you watch

Respond to this question: The Industrial Revolution and the use of fossil fuels has had a tremendous impact on our world. What innovation or innovations do you think could have the same transformative effect in the future?

Before you read

Preview the questions below, and then skim the comic, paying attention to things like prominent colors, shapes, and types of text and fonts. How do you know where to start and in which direction to read? What’s in the gutters (the space between panels)? Who or what is the focus of the comic?

While you read

Look for answers to these questions:

1. What was remarkable about Eunice Foote’s early life?
2. What contributions did Eunice Foote make beyond science?
3. What was Foote’s big discovery?
4. What happened to Eunice Foote’s work after she conducted the experiment?
5. How do the page’s design, text, and illustrations contribute to your understanding of Eunice’s story?

After you read

Respond to this question: Did Eunice Foote’s experiment contribute to our understanding of climate science? Provide one piece of evidence in favor and one piece of evidence against.

Before you read

Skim the full comic, paying attention to things like prominent colors, shapes, and types of text and fonts. How do you know where to start and in which direction to read? What’s in the gutters (the space between panels)? Who is the focus of the comic? What big questions do you have?

While you read

Look for answers to these questions:

1. Where did Wangari Maathai grow up and why did she move to the United States?
2. How was Dr. Maathai alerted to the changing environmental conditions in rural regions of her home country?
3. What movement did Dr. Maathai begin and what was the purpose of this movement?
4. How did the focus of Dr. Maathai’s work on environmental restoration broaden to include campaigning against government corruption?
5. How does the artist use art and design to demonstrate Dr. Maathai’s environmental contributions?

After you read

Respond to this question: How does this biography of Wangari Maathai support, extend, or challenge what you have learned about strategies to combat climate change?