Land Sinks

• This sector summary defines and examines many of the ways that land can sequester carbon and the human activities that can protect and support these important processes.
  
• The article provides links to various climate change solutions within this sector, including dietary shifts, changing agricultural practices, protecting natural ecosystems, and reducing food waste.
  

Positives

• Although the article is brief, students will be introduced to four climate change solutions based on human behavior.
• This introductory summary lays the groundwork for teachers to plan a comprehensive unit based on land sinks.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may wish to have a brief discussion of the term "land sink" before assigning the article.
• Since the vocabulary is rigorous, a definition list will be helpful.
  

Differentiation

• This article is the sector summary and links to 22 solutions are provided, so students can be assigned a variety of topics within the overall unit for land sinks.
• Teachers in English classes can use this article as the starting point for a lesson about problems versus solutions.
• This article can supplement a science lesson regarding human impacts on the environment, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, ecosystems, or climate change.
  

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