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Author
NowThis Earth
Grades
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Subjects
Science, Earth and Space Sciences, Health
Resource Type
Regional Focus
Global
Format
YouTube Video
- Synopsis
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- This video explains the Planetary Health Diet, which was created by the EAT-Lancet Commission to promote planetary and human health.
- Teaching Tips
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Positives
- It contains engaging graphics to enhance understanding of the video.
- It discusses the benefits and limitations of the Planetary Health Diet.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with climate change and its impacts.
- Students should be familiar with terms like industrial agriculture, emissions, and methane.
Differentiation
- Teachers could use 2:02-3:04 of the video to further explain the relationship between diet and climate change.
- Teachers could play this video and then assign different groups to come up with a breakfast, lunch or dinner meal following the guidelines of the Planetary Health Diet.
- Click here or here for similar videos on how a plant-based diet mitigates climate change.
- Your students could complete this media literacy activity on food and climate change.
- Scientist Notes
- The resource underscores the efficacy of plant-based diet on reducing global carbon footprint. To achieve a net-zero carbon world and reach the Paris Agreement global warming target by 2100, there is need to cut down meat and dairy production and focus more on plant-based diets. This resource contains facts and evidence about transitioning to plant-based consumption, and it is recommended for teaching.
- Standards
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This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.
- Science
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ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
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