Global Warning - A Video Poem

This is a class project for the course Scientific Inquiry - Energy and Its Impacts. Rachel did the illustrations so beautifully and Noha addressed the global warming issues rather poetically. I can't help having this idea of putting the visual and writing and vocal elements all together as to make the calling more forcefully presented. The music is called "4 Beams of Waning Sun", taken from freemusicarchive.org by Darius Greene. Below is the poem co-authored by Rachel and Noha and Noha did the reading in the video.

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Global Warning

By Noha and Rachel

Global warming is something we need
But we must slow down the current speed
The greenhouse effect does us good
Though too much we can't afford
We cut down plants and too many trees
Subjecting out lungs to toxic breeze
Water vapor and carbon dioxide
Methane, ozone and nitrous dioxide
Don't forget the CFCs
Aerosols should be chlorine free
The earth is getting way to hot
And surely it's not going to stop
We must work hard and really try
Because the stakes are just too high
Tons of ice continues to melt
Creating heat we've never felt
The sea levels keep on rising
Causing the vanishing of pretty islands
Climate patterns have begun to change
Causing strong winds and tons of rain
Don't be lazy and drive too often
Be a sport and just try walkin'
Don't be careless and leave your lights on
Or your clean air will soon be gone
Get a shovel and plant a tree
Hey, it's practically free!
Now you know about global warming
We've given you a global WARNING!
So make a difference and have a heart
Show you care and do your part!

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Education

Tags:

• global warming
• CFCs
• climate change
• energy conservation
• Darius Greene