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Green Burial: How Natural Burials Help the Planet
Provided by: NowThis Earth |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video from NowThis Earth highlights the benefits of green burials.
- Students learn the impact traditional burials have on the environment, what green burials are, and why they are an eco-friendly alternative.
Subjects: Social Studies, Biology
Authors: NowThis Earth
Region: United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The accompanying text emphasizes important facts from the video.
- The interview with someone choosing a green burial adds an additional perspective.
Prerequisites
- There may be an ad before the video.
- You may need to be aware of students who have lost a loved one recently.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers can play from the beginning- 0:45 to highlight the impact of traditional burials and cremation.
- Teachers can use the part from 1:10-1:40 to explain traditional burials and the history of embalming to 6-8th graders.
- English or art students can watch this video when discussing the theme of death in literature or art.
- Teachers can play from 2:18-2:40 to explain the positive effects of green burials on the people and environment.
- Click here for a video on an eco-friendly alternative to traditional coffins.
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