Future of Food: Cell-based & Plant-based Technologies
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Provided by: Educated Choices Program|Published on: October 13, 2023
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Synopsis
- In this video-based lesson, students will learn about the environmental impacts of conventional farming practices and new and innovative alternatives to conventionally produced meat and dairy.
- Students will complete guided notes while watching the video, participate in a group discussion, create their own "future food" restaurant, and plan sustainable swaps for their current diet.

Subjects: Biology, English Language Arts, Health
Authors: Educated Choices Program
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- The video includes built-in checkpoints for teachers to use to encourage class discussion and check for comprehension.
- This video can be used as a stand-alone resource or can be used with provided materials that support the topics addressed.
Additional Prerequisites
- Those who want to use this resource need to answer questions and provide an email address to get an access link and password.
- Below the video are additional resources that can accompany it, although the answer keys are not accessible with the password provided.
Differentiation
- Students can create an infographic to demonstrate the process of making cultivated meat or animal-free dairy and eggs.
- Business students would benefit from the first activity provided, planning your own restaurant. Students can also research the restaurants that already use things like cultivated meat, alternative dairy, and/or plant-based protein.
- Health classes can swap out one meal per week with a more sustainable choice, or can do an activity creating a weekly meal plan that doesn't use conventionally produced meat or dairy.
- Civics classes can come up with a bill to promote sustainable food production, thinking about incentives and disincentives that could promote change. Students should keep in mind other jobs that will be created to replace livestock production jobs.
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About the Partner Provider

Educated Choices Program
Educated Choices Program is an academic non-profit organization offering free science-based education programs around the globe discussing the impacts of food choices on human and planetary health. To date, they have reached over 2.6 million students and community members with this valuable and life-changing information and have a proven success rate of nearly 50% in empowering participants to make healthful and environmentally sustainable dietary changes.
Their digital programs are offered in English, Spanish and German and discuss topics including personal health, public health, climate change, pollution, deforestation and their links to animal agriculture. They also discuss alternative proteins and food technologies that hold the power to help reinvent our food system, and they offer practical solutions to help participants move towards a more plant-rich diet.
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