V O C A B U L A RY C

The words in bold below are used in the video. Read the sentences. Then match each
IN CONTE X T word to its definition.

Scientists keep meticulous records of their experiments. If they don’t take careful and
accurate notes, other people won’t be able to duplicate their experiments.
Children often have a great sense of curiosity and ask many questions about how
things work.
Some people think we might be able to reverse climate change if we reduce the
amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the air.

1. Curiosity (n) a feeling of wanting to know or learn about things

2. Meticulous (adj) extremely thorough and with a lot of care for details

3. Reverse (v) to change something to be the opposite of what it is

WHILE VIEWING
U N D ERS TA N D I N G A   Watch the video. Circle the correct options to answer the questions.
MAIN IDEAS
1. Why did billy barr first start recording data on snow?
a. He was bored and wanted something to do.
b. He was a researcher for a university.
c. He wanted to gather evidence of climate change.

2. Which is the most suitable description of barr’s attitude toward the problem?
a. He feels confident that we can still reverse the situation if we put in more effort.
b. He is seeing some signs of improvement after years of studying the snow.
c. He thinks the problem is serious and is not sure how the situation can be fixed.

U N D ERS TA N D I N G B   Watch the video again. Complete the sentences about the trends that barr has
D E TA I L S observed.

1. The permanent snow pack comes later than it used to.

bare
2. The ground becomes sooner than it used to.

3. There are usually 45 record high temperatures in a typical winter,

but barr once recorded 36  .

4. Snow is melting faster than before because of more dust covering

the snow.

AFTER VIEWING
RE A C T I N G T O A Would you like to conduct scientific research in a place like Gothic, Colorado? What are
T HE  V I D E O some of the location’s advantages or disadvantages? Discuss with a partner.

CR I T I C A L T H I N K I N G : B Work with a partner. What might be some limitations to billy barr’s data? Do you think
e valuating his data is a reliable indicator of climate change? Why or why not?

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