This video from Ecosia introduces students to Manuel, who is using regenerative agriculture practices to revitalize nature in his hometown in Spain.
Students will learn about topics including biodiversity, monocultures, deforestation, composting, and soil erosion.
Teaching Tips
Positives
Farmer Manuel is inspiring and informative.
Although regenerative agriculture practices can be applied globally, this is a personal story about a man and his response to soil erosion in his hometown.
Additional Prerequisites
The video is in Spanish with English subtitles.
There is an error in the translation at 4:15.
Differentiation
History classes can use this video to discuss the effects of the Spanish Civil War.
In the description, there is a link to install a browser extension for Ecosia's search engine, which goes towards planting trees.
This resource is a 7-minute video consisting primarily of an interview with a Spanish farmer (speaking Spanish with English subtitles) and regenerative agriculture practitioner. The farmer discusses the damage done to agricultural land due to poor land management and soil erosion, and his strategies for regenerating the soil and improving agricultural sustainability for his almond trees. He discusses multiple strategies, but this resource focuses on the planting of trees. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
HS-ESS3-3 Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
Dimension 2: Geography
D2.Geo.11.6-8 Explain how the relationship between the environmental characteristics of places and production of goods influences the spatial patterns of world trade.
World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (ACTFL)
Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations.
3.1 Making Connections: Learners build, reinforce, and expand their knowledge of other disciplines while using the language to develop critical thinking and to solve problems creatively.
