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The Importance of Forests
Provided by: Ecosia |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- In this video, students will be introduced to the importance of forests (which are home to about 80% of life on land), the problems they face, and a list of solutions that can help protect them.
Subjects: Biology
Authors: Ecosia
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video will inspire students to protect forests and encourage them to take action.
- In this video, students are introduced to Ecosia, a search engine that plants trees.
- Students can click on the link in the description to see a full list of Ecosia's tree-planting projects.
Additional Prerequisites
- The teacher could familiarize students with Ecosia's search engine and its projects before starting with this resource.
- Students need to be familiar with the terms deforestation and reforestation.
Differentiation
- The teacher could divide the video into 4 parts: definition, importance and benefits, problems, and solutions.
- The teacher could ask students to select one of these areas and research it on Ecosia to build a body of knowledge about forest issues.
- Other recommended resources include Tracking Global Changes in Forest Cover, this article about biodiversity loss, and this video about saving biodiversity.
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About the Partner Provider
Ecosia
Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees with its ads revenue. They have a YouTube Channel that has educational content as well to further their mission: to regenerate degraded landscapes, support rural communities and establish climate justice, one tree at a time.
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
