Positives

• The Vimeo videos can be downloaded for use offline in the classroom.
• Students may be inspired by the actions taken in their local area to address climate change and sustainability.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• You must click the Vimeo icon on the first two videos to get to the download page.
• There are no subtitles or closed captioning for the Vimeo videos, but they can be slowed down.
  

Differentiation

• Consider using the first video as inspiration for students to research an energy-saving action they can take that costs no money and conserves resources.
• Have economics or social studies students research the grants available in their area for energy efficiency projects that could be completed in their home or school.
• Career counselors could use the second video to introduce students to green careers and the growth expected in that sector.
• Use the community resilience videos to highlight individual and local actions that are making a difference for their communities in a social studies, business, or economics class.