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FREE TED Talk Climate Change - Earth's Giant Game of Tetris | YouTube Video Lesson
FREE TED Talk Climate Change - Earth's Giant Game of Tetris | YouTube Video Lesson
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Classroom Use at a Glance
Free 50-minute TED/TED-Ed climate-science lesson for grades 9–12 on carbon-cycle balance and the greenhouse effect, with teacher guide, digital/print student worksheets, answer key, self-graded quiz, MC print quiz, and Start Here access.
- Resource type
- YouTube Video Lesson
- Grade band
- Grades 9–12
- Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- Approx. 3 minutes
- Time required
- About 50 minutes
- Prep level
- No Prep
- Subject
- Science
- Classroom use
- Sub Plans Review Whole-Class Instruction Flipped Classroom Independent Work Free Preview
- Includes
- Teacher Guide Student Worksheet Answer Key Google Forms Quiz Start Here PDF
- Tech format
- PDF Google Forms Google Docs Microsoft Word/DOCX Google Classroom Ready
Try the TED Talk Climate Change lesson system free with "Climate change: Earth's giant game of Tetris."
This no-prep Grades 9-12 sample turns one short public TED-Ed/TED Talk video into a complete 50-minute climate-science lesson with structured viewing, evidence-based questions, discussion, and assessment.
Watch the public video: Climate change: Earth's giant game of Tetris - Joss Fong
FREE CURRICULUM SNEAK PEEK: Download the free Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide to preview the complete 12-week pacing, six-unit sequence, assessment architecture, capstone/final options, and implementation guidance.
Want the full course? See the TED Talk Climate Change Complete Full Curriculum.
What's Included
- Teacher Guide with learning targets, vocabulary, discussion support, answer key, and standards alignment
- Digital Student Worksheet
- Print Student Worksheet
- Self-Graded Quiz
- Multiple Choice Quiz Print version
- Start Here PDF with shared-folder access instructions
Classroom Use at a Glance
- Grades 9-12
- About one 50-minute lesson
- Whole-class instruction, sub plans, review, enrichment, make-up work, or independent study
- Focus: climate systems, mechanism, evidence, models, uncertainty, and defensible conclusions
New Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)
The free Classroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension can automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. It can make whole-class, small-group, and independent video lessons easier to facilitate. The curriculum works normally without the extension.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the video included?
No. Use the linked public YouTube video above.
Is this the same lesson format used in the paid curriculum?
Yes. It is a real lesson from Unit 1 - Climate Science.
Independent resource notice: TED/TED-Ed videos are not included. This is an independent educator-created companion curriculum and is not affiliated with or endorsed by TED.
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