Positives

• The cement industry is responsible for an enormous amount of carbon emissions. This video provides a brief overview of a solution to an often overlooked problem.
• The video provides a transcript and subtitles in many languages. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Although it is mentioned in the Ted Talk, students may benefit from a brief overview of the difference between cement and concrete and how they are made before watching the video.
• Before watching the video, consider having students highlight words they do not know or understand on a copy of the transcript and go over any new vocabulary.

Differentiation

• Consider printing out copies of the transcript for students to reference while watching the clip. 
• Students in chemistry classes could watch this video and then learn about the chemical reactions that take place when low-carbon, zero-carbon, or carbon-negative cement and concrete are made.
• Engineering classes could analyze the criteria and constraints of this new solution for the concrete industry.
• Similar resources include this animated video on concrete production and this video about making concrete production more sustainable.