Refrigeration Management: A Solution to Reverse Global Warming
Provided by: Project Look Sharp |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- In this media literacy activity, students will watch three short videos, one from the YEARS Project, one from the Environmental Investigation Agency, and one from True Manufacturing, on refrigeration gases and climate change.
- The activity plan includes a variety of decoding questions that are designed to help students analyze the videos' goals and messages.
Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
Authors: Project Look Sharp, Sox Sperry
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The activity plan provides decoding questions for social studies, English language arts, science, and media literacy classes.
- A few example answers are provided in the activity plan.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers must create a free account to access the resources.
- Teachers will have to download the MP4 videos.
Differentiation
- After completing the activity, science classes could work as fact-checkers and research HFC and F gases to compare their findings to the information in the three videos.
- In English language arts classes, students could use the information in the three videos to write an article about the climate risks of using refrigeration gases.
- Other resources on this topic include this lesson on greenhouse gases, this PBS video on energy-efficient appliances, and this video on passive house design.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
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