Where Does All the Carbon We Release Go?

Provided by: TED |Published on: June 2, 2022

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Synopsis

This short video explains the basics of the carbon cycle, fossil fuels, and how human activity is impacting the natural systems.
Using animated images, the video describes how human activity has overloaded Earth's carbon cycle.

Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Kristen Bell, Giant Ant

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This video provides a great introduction to the carbon cycle and climate change for students.
The video is brief and uses animated visuals to make the content easy to understand for all ages.

Additional Prerequisites

Teachers may want to review the link provided in the "learn more" section to share more information with students before or after viewing the video.
Students may never have heard of the carbon cycle before watching this video. Consider explaining this in more depth with students before or after viewing.

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Subtitles are provided and a transcript is available in 33 languages.
Additional resources on this topic include this interactive carbon cycle game and this video introduction describing the significance of 1.5 degrees of global warming.

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