Positives

• This video provides a good overview to start a lesson on ecosystems, global cycles, or the Anthropocene.
• It is brief and easy to understand.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• At 3 minutes, Paul says, "We're increasing the amount of fossil fuels we put into the atmosphere." but he meant to say "emissions" instead of "fossil fuels."
• Stopping the video at 4 minutes and 41 seconds is suggested when showing this to your class.
  

Differentiation

• The beginning of the video is only appropriate for some grades, as it is likely too advanced for young learners.
• Cross-curricular connections could be made with history and social studies classes when discussing the advancements made in our standards of living and how our population and development have rapidly increased over time.
• Students could work in groups to come up with sustainable solutions for each Earth system discussed.
  
• Other resources related to this topic include this interactive data resource about the Drivers of CO₂ Emissions, this video lecture about biodiversity loss, and this video about the importance of natural ecosystems.