Green Careers for a Changing Climate Documentary

Positives

• After the video introduces each green STEM career, it presents a discussion question so it will be easy for teachers to pause for reflection and whole-class participation.
• The end of the video includes a flowchart depicting the education or training necessary for several green careers.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Because the video mentions that women of color are underrepresented in green careers, students may have questions or opinions about the issue.
• It also acknowledges that low-income citizens and people of color experience the worst impacts of climate change, so teachers may wish to address that statement with a class discussion. 
• Students should understand the causes and impacts of climate change and global warming.
• Teachers will need YouTube access.
  

Differentiation

• To provide additional context for students, teachers may wish to search the SubjectToClimate database for lessons and activities sponsored by Project Drawdown or introduce students to Project Drawdown's Table of Solutions.
• One of the interviewees mentions a story in the Weekly Reader as the catalyst for his interest in climate change, so English teachers can have students watch the video and then create personal narratives about their inspirations.
• Many interviewees discuss advice they would give to their middle-school selves so teachers could have students offer advice to younger children and ask for advice from an older generation.
• After watching the video, students can choose a green career to research and present their findings in writing, verbally, or in other forms.
• This video can serve as an introduction to a unit exploring specific green careers.