Positives

• This video introduces sustainability clearly and concisely by defining the concept and providing multiple examples.
• This is a great video that connects certain activities to many environmental side effects.
• This is a great introduction to the concept of sustainability and environmental science.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with ecosystems and the basics of ecology.

Differentiation

• After watching this video, students could research environmental indicators that are used in their area to monitor the health of ecosystems and determine if current practices are sustainable.
• Teachers could use this video as an introduction to the problems of sustainability in agriculture and fishing and task students with proposing potential solutions to alleviate the stress on affected ecosystems.
• Cross-curricular connections could be made with economics by discussing the costs and trade-offs in using sustainable practices in sectors like agriculture and fishing.
• This video would pair well with the game Lakeland, which allows students to explore the effects of agriculture on lake ecosystems.
• Other resources related to sustainability include the video The Sustainability Compass and many of the lessons from EcoRise Freemium.