• This resource details an important climate solution that positively impacts the environment and is projected to improve food supplies and food security, increase profits for farmers, reduce land clearing activities, and sequester carbon. 

Positives

• This article is a concise explanation of a complex concept. 
• Students will benefit from the text features included in the article, which include helpful headings and sidebars that do a good job of summarizing the concepts. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have basic knowledge about the carbon cycle, climate change, and human impacts on the environment. 
  

Differentiation

• This resource could easily be integrated into a science, math, social studies, or language arts class.
  
• After reading this article, have students brainstorm ways to implement the changes outlined in the article in a nearby community. 
• As an extension, have students research where farmlands like those described in the article are located. If any are in their area, students can advocate for policy or funding changes that would support restoring these abandoned fields.
• Math, science, and economics classes can evaluate the methods used in this article to understand the many factors that were taken into account when coming up with this report.
  

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