Heartland Department of Education
Videos
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Science, Economics, Civics
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What it is
- In this video, climate change denial talking points are recited alongside other assertions that are universally seen as false.
- At the video's end, it's made clear that the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank funded by fossil fuel companies, is trying to bring climate change denial curriculum into American schools.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video is concise, well-produced, and thought provoking.
- This video makes a connection between school curriculums and the worldwide fight against climate change.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students must know how to analyze media that makes a point implicitly instead of explicitly.
- Students need to have a basic understanding of germ theory, gravity, the addictiveness of cigarettes, heliocentrism, and the Earth's roundness.
Differentiation
- This video could supplement a lesson about misinformation, the responsibilities and goals of governments vs. corporations, and regulations on free speech.
- This video could supplement a lesson on how greed can lead to economic choices that harm individuals, communities, countries, and the world.
- This video could supplement a lesson on how certain politicians are influenced by fossil fuel companies and how this influence impacts their legislation and decision-making.
- In a language arts class, this video provides a good exercise for analyzing points of view, reasoning, links among ideas, word choice, tone, and assessing implicit messages.
From the scientist review
This is a very brief ~1 minute video describing how the information taught to students may not always be the truth. This video would be a good addition to a classroom discussion about climate change and where to find the facts about the changes happening to the planet.
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