Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

• This lesson and accompanying podcast teaches students about fossil fuels, where they come from, how they are used, and the consequences of their extraction and use. 
• Students will be introduced to renewable and non-renewable energy sources and will understand the relationship between climate change and non-renewable energy sources. 

Positives

• The educator guide is downloadable and includes standards, lesson objectives, an answer key, a table of contents, and other helpful resources for teachers to successfully deliver the lesson.
• The podcast, featuring Dr. John Reilly of MIT Sloan School of Management, is engaging, informative, and accessible.

Additional Prerequisites

• The full educator guide includes teacher pages and student pages, but there is an option to download a PDF version of the student pages and teacher pages separately.
• There is also a guide for teachers who need support with how to use all TILclimate Educator Guides.
  

Differentiation

• ELA classes can use this resource as a guide to conduct a research paper on energy sources, fossil fuel consumption, and the consequences of our current fossil fuel dependency.
• Civics classes can discuss policy proposals to reduce our use of fossil fuels, their potential effectiveness, the likelihood of implementation, and obstacles to passing them.
• Other resources related to these topics include this lesson about carbon pricing to reduce emissions, this interactive data set about global fossil fuel consumption, and this video with accompanying materials about the carbon cycle and formation of fossil fuels.