VIDEO: Withering Crops -- Changing Planet
From The Encyclopedia of Earth
August 19, 2011, 12:00 am
October 31, 2011, 11:23 am
Contents
SUMMARY
As the global population continues to increase, scientists and farmers are concerned about the impacts that climate change could have on the world's crops. To better understand the process of photosynthesis and how plants use water and carbon dioxide to thrive, scientists are studying the stress limits of plants.
GOALS
This helps to understand the effect of climate change on food security and our crop production system.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE
This video can be used in any class wherefood security and agriculture related toclimate changeare being discussed. The video would be a reasonable introduction to the topic.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
National Science Foundation and NBC Learn
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This is a brief video on crops and climate change.
