Silvopasture

• This article introduces students to silvopasture as a means for farmers to help mitigate global warming while providing a more comfortable habitat for their farm animals.
• Students will learn about the benefit of incorporating trees into agriculture, thereby improving land health and increasing carbon sequestration. 

Positives

• Students can easily navigate the article since it is formatted with clear subheadings. 
• The information provides a thorough description of the silvopasture process, along with its feasibility as a global warming mitigator.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may wish to introduce the article by leading a class discussion about farming, gathering students' prior knowledge of farming terms and experiences.
• Students should understand climate change and how conventional agriculture practices contribute to climate change.
• Because the vocabulary is rigorous, a definition list would be appropriate.
• Students should understand "hectare" versus "acre" since the data is in hectares.
  

Differentiation

• Students in language arts classes can work in small groups to create descriptive paragraphs about silvopastures.
• Probability and statistics connections can be made in math classes, as there are several data points to evaluate costs, benefits over time, and effects on the climate.
• Silvopasture is one of many solutions, and other solutions are presented at the bottom of the web page or can be found on the Table of Solutions, so teachers can assign different solutions to an entire class of students, allowing for further research and evidence-gathering.