The video contains graphics that aid understanding of the video.
Teacher Reggie Carrillo's story and passion for this issue are incredibly moving.
Prerequisites
Students should understand that concrete surfaces absorb and radiate more heat than surfaces covered with plants.
Differentiation & Implementation
Teachers can use this video to introduce environmental racism to 6th-8th graders.
History teachers can use this video to explain the effects, history, and causes of redlining. Middle school teachers wanting to teach this concept can use the Redlining and Environmental Racism Lesson.
Science teachers can refer to the section between 0:28-1:05 to describe mean radiant temperature.
Click here for a time-lapse video on Tokyo’s heat island effect.
Click here for a lesson plan about tree inequity in cities.
Click here for a video on the benefits of urban trees.