Clara Kitongo: Going to the Roots to Find Your Climate Superpower

• This video features a short interview with an individual, born and raised in Uganda, who is following her passion through the coordination of the tree-planting program, One Tree Per Child.
• Through the video and discussion questions, students will explore how planting trees plays a key role in carbon sequestration, protecting and restoring land, and connecting people with nature. 

Positives

• This video highlights Clara's educational/career path, which may provide hope for other students who have goals they wish to fulfill. 
• The discussion questions listed beneath the video can be used as writing prompts or could serve as excellent ways to begin a classroom discussion. 

Additional Prerequisites

• This resource provides additional information about Clara's story, links to other solutions, and ways to take action that teachers can preview for background information or extension work. 
• It may benefit students' comprehension to have some background information on Uganda, the Greenbelt Movement, and Pittsburgh for a better understanding of the references within the video. 

Differentiation

• Consider showing this video about a tree planting initiative in Sierra Leone as a way to motivate students to initiate a tree-planting project in their own community. 
• Use this course about carbon removal as a self-paced activity to further students' learning about tree planting, soil carbon sequestration, and other related topics. 
• This art-centered StC lesson plan may serve as a resource for art teachers who are looking to have students analyze and reflect upon deforestation themes in art. 
• Other resources on this topic include this video asking whether planting trees can stop climate change, this interactive resource exploring the return investment on planting urban trees, and this brief video which describes the benefits of trees to human health. 

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