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Author

Vox

Grades

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subjects

Science, Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences, Civics, Geography

Resource Type

  • Videos, 4 minutes, 55 seconds, CC, Subtitles

Regional Focus

Global, Europe

Format

YouTube Video

The Italy-Switzerland Border Is Melting

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Synopsis
  • This video shows how the border between Switzerland and Italy is changing as the Theodul Glacier melts. 
  • Students will learn that climate change is causing ice to melt in other mountain ranges, creating border disputes between India and China and between Chile and Argentina. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • The video is a great way to connect climate change and geopolitics.
  • It highlights a unique impact of climate change that is not often discussed.

Additional Prerequisites

  • This video begins with two advertisements.
  • The video description offers several links for further reading.

Differentiation

  • Civics, government, or social studies classes could use this video in a discussion about political and geographic borders. Students could consider the following questions:
    • Why do countries have borders?
    • Why can some countries negotiate mobile-border agreements while other countries cannot?
    • Could climate change affect other borders? How?
  • Earth science classes could use this video in a lesson about watersheds. Students could discuss other watersheds that could be affected by climate change.
  • Other resources on this topic include this video on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, this interactive simulation on glaciers, and this lesson plan on the greenhouse effect.
Scientist Notes
The video explains how warming temperatures cause melting glaciers and border shifts. This is expected, as most recently, Antarctica and the arctic regions are melting as a result of climate change. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards

This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.

  • Science
    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-4. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth’s systems.
      • MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
      • HS-ESS3-5. Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth’s systems.
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