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VFT Creation Activity

Climate in my Backyard

Co-created by the Stanford VFT Team and Sherri C., middle-school Science and Reading teacher.

    Grades 6-12 Earth Science Environmental Science Life Science
Climate in my Backyard

Share how a changing climate is impacting the people and places in your community.

In this activity, students will create a VFT to:

  • Identify and describe a locally relevant climate change indicator in their community.
  • Highlight the ways in which that indicator impacts their lives and the lives of the plants, animals, and people there.
  • Showcase their understanding of the NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: Weather and Climate (ESS2.D), Human Impacts on Earth Systems (ESS3.C), and Global Climate Change Adaptation (ESS3.D).

 

Note: this VFT Creation Project requires that you and/or your students capture your own media. Outlining a media-capture plan is a helpful step in this process. See Educator Guide 7: Create Your Own 360° Media to learn more.

  • Designed for Grades 6-12

  • Takes approximately 3-5 hours

Prerequisites

If YOU are new to supporting student creation

Be sure to check out our Educator Guides for everything you need to know to get started. 

If YOUR STUDENTS are new to creating VFTs:

Go through these lessons with your students before starting

Materials

Instructional Materials

  • Student Assignment
  • Lesson Plan
  • Instructional Slides
  • Student Resource
  • Stanford VFT Cam
Next Steps

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