Youth Climate Story: Climate Anxiety in Michigan

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• Teaching Tips
  This resource could provide a very useful introduction to climate mental health and help students feel more comfortable discussing their own emotions about climate change. For more resources on climate mental health from CLEAN, consider exploring the strategies and activities in the [link https://cleanet.org/clean/literacy/tools/empowerment/index.html 'CLEAN Teaching Climate and Energy section of the website.']
• About the Science
  While this resource does not focus heavily on climate science, the facts presented are accurate and expertise is provided by the storyteller. To help facilitate discussion, please see the CLEAN resources discussed in the teaching tips. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
• About the Pedagogy
  It would be helpful to show after lessons that focus on climate impacts to allow students to explore the emotions they feel about what they've learned. It may be beneficial to ask students to describe their own feelings around climate mental health through writing or other non-verbal modes of communication so they don't feel pressured to engage on the topic with others if they're not comfortable.
• Technical Details/Ease of Use
  Video Length is 3:25.