Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Meat or Veggies? The Impact of Diet on Climate
Provided by: Project Look Sharp |Published on: April 27, 2021
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- In this media literacy lesson, students will analyze a news report and documentary clip about the effects of dietary choices on climate change.
- This activity includes critical thinking questions and tips for decoding media messaging.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Health
Authors: Project Look Sharp, Sox Sperry
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The content will be relevant to students and may spur student conversations.
- It provides an example of how a topic can "appear" to be debatable because someone makes a claim that is counter to the evidence.
Additional Prerequisites
- A free account is required to access the resources.
- You must download the videos and files.
Differentiation
- The questions can be easily modified to suit different levels or abilities.
- This could be a great hook for science classes that are studying ecology, environmental science, population dynamics, trophic levels, or cellular respiration.
- English language arts classes could use this resource to extend lessons about persuasive writing, opinion writing, or literacy.
- Social studies classes could use this resource for lessons about the societal effects of profit-driven businesses, particularly those that are meant to inform the public.
- Other resources that could extend this lesson include this interactive table of solutions that indicate dietary choices and food waste as two of the biggest solutions to climate change, and this video about human impacts on the planet.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp is a nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Their mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students' critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
