Amanda Appelson: Bringing Plant-Based Solutions to Bodegas
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Grades9, 10, 11, 12, APBiology, Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Career Skills
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What it is
- This video and corresponding materials highlight Plantega, a New York City business that makes plant-based food more accessible to New Yorkers, and its marketing manager, Amanda Appelson.
- Students will learn that plant-based food can come in many varieties, food production accounts for a noteworthy percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions, and climate activism can be a productive way to manage one's eco-anxiety.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Students will enjoy the reference to New York City culture.
- The interviewee emphasizes the importance of finding other people who share your values.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may help students to know how humans impact biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide.
- Students should be familiar with greenhouse gas emissions and how they affect the environment.
Differentiation
- Students can brainstorm how they can make their diets and lifestyles more sustainable.
- This video can supplement a classroom activity where students analyze and compare the greenhouse gas emissions of common meats, drinks, and vegetables.
- Social studies students can discuss how citizens can pressure institutions to address climate change sustainably.
- This video can introduce an activity where students research and consider the plant-based options they have in their community.
From the scientist review
The adoption of a plant-based diet is scientifically one of the individual lifestyle changes with the most impact on the climate. The climate science addressed in this video is accurate.
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