The Life Cycle of a Pair of Jeans

Positives

• There is a short quiz to test students' comprehension of the video.
• There is an additional list of sources that students can use to further learn about the denim life cycle.
• The video uses creative animation to keep the viewer engaged, and actionable advice is given at the end.

Additional Prerequisites

• There may be an ad before the video.
• Students can answer questions without signing in, but for their work to be saved they must create a free account.
• Students should be familiar with the metric system.
  

Differentiation

• This would be a great resource to use when learning about climate change and consumerism because so many people buy jeans and denim products.
• This would be a great video to watch in an economics class when talking about the true cost of products, and why things are made overseas instead of in the U.S.
• The video discusses how jeans can be associated with poor labor practices, forced labor, and child labor, which could be used to open a broader discussion about workers rights and ethical manufacturing.
• Some related resources are the video The True Cost of Coffee, the video The True Cost of Cheap Clothes, and the StC lesson plan Calculate Your Own Carbon Footprint.