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Climate Change Adaptation

Teacher Resources

Driving Question: What are the most promising adaptation solutions to climate change and what effect could these solutions have?

The are many different impacts of climate change being felt around the world—longer droughts, intense heat waves, more severe storms, to name just a few. There are also numerous ways humans might respond to each of these impacts. In this lesson, you’ll explore the ways that we can adapt to a planet that is already getting warmer. You’ll research and assess adaptation solutions to decide where to focus our limited resources to make the biggest difference in reducing the impacts of climate change.

  1. Examine various adaptation strategies and evaluate their effectiveness in different contexts.
  2. Recognize and identify communities that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts and how adaptation solutions may benefit those groups.
  3. Evaluate an adaptation strategy based on a limited set of criteria and advocate for its implementation.
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Adaptation Solutions Brainstorm
Opener

Opener

Adaptation Solutions Brainstorm

Review what you know about adaptation strategies and brainstorm solutions that will make the biggest difference lessening the impacts of climate change.

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Resilient Cities
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Infographic

Resilient Cities

We need to adapt our cities to be more resilient in the face of climate change, and one place to start is with our buildings. This infographic explores building adaptations that can make our cities more resilient and livable.

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Adaptation Solutions
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Article

Adaptation Solutions

Adaptation solutions comes in all shapes and sizes, but it is helpful to be able to categorize and compare them. This article helps you evaluate these solutions to decide where time, energy, and money should be invested.

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Adapting to a Changing Climate

Adapting to climate change will require innovation across many different fields of research. This video produced by Wondrium introduces new innovations, such as drought-resistant maize and coastal carbon capture, that will help us adapt to a changing planet.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
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Adaptation Solution Research
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Activity

Adaptation Solution Research

Research and evaluate a climate change adaptation solution of your choice. By digging into a single strategy, you’ll be better equipped to assess and understand the value of adaptation solutions you encounter in the future.

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Write supporting statements for claims to develop your ability to evaluate evidence and support your arguments.

Claim Testing – Adapting to Climate Change
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Activity

Claim Testing – Adapting to Climate Change

Use your knowledge of claim testing to write supporting statements for claims. In doing so, you’ll become more skilled at evaluating climate change claims and using evidence to support your assertions.

The Impacts of Climate Change Claim Cards
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Activity

The Impacts of Climate Change Claim Cards
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Adaptation Quick Write
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Closer

Adaptation Quick Write

You’ve learned a lot about the impacts of climate change and about potential adaptations. Reflect on what you’ve learned to explain the need for adaptation and a promising way to lessen the impacts of climate change.