Amanda Appelson: Bringing Plant-Based Solutions to Bodegas

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.