Arctic Report Card
Provided by: NOAA|Published on: February 4, 2025
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Twila A. Moon, Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Richard L. Thoman
Region: Polar Regions
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This resource presents a list of the most important facts from the 2024 NOAA Arctic Report Card and a video summarizing the impacts of climate change on the Arctic.
- Students will learn how wildlife, ocean life, and Indigenous cultures of the Arctic are impacted by climate change and understand that changes in the Arctic have global implications.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource has a lot of information in a quick, at-a-glance format.
- The images of impacted wildlife and people in the video will help students connect the data to real animals and humans, helping them understand the gravity of the situation.
Prerequisites
- Students may become overwhelmed as they look through the data and watch the video. Teachers should monitor students for signs of distress and climate anxiety.
- Students should understand the causes of climate change.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can select Arctic species, such as ringed seals and caribou mentioned in the video, and research their habitat, diet, life cycle, and how they are impacted by a warming Arctic.
- To show an example of how climate change is affecting Indigenous culture and practices, teachers can show students the video A Subsistence Culture Impacted by Climate Change.
- After learning about the shrinking Greenland ice sheet, students can research the global impacts of melting land ice. The article Sea Change: How Melting Ice Is Disrupting the World's Oceans can help teach this concept.
- Alternatively, students can participate in a hands-on math activity to understand melting sea ice with the lesson Arctic Sea Ice vs. Time.
This resource details the current state of the Arctic through a collection of exceptionally well-sourced reports. The included video, headlines, and executive summary provide an overview with complete reports included for further study. Throughout, the clear links between the variability in every Arctic system and climate change are highlighted. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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