Kids Who Save the World: Clean Air
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Provided by: Planet Classroom|Published on: June 23, 2022
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Synopsis
- In this video from Planet Classroom, Arya, a seven-year-old girl, explains why Epping Forest is her favorite place and why trees and forests are so important for air quality.
- Arya shares some ideas for what people can do to sustain forests and lessen human impacts on the natural world.
Subjects: Science
Authors: Planet Classroom
Region: Europe, Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This sweet video provides a first-hand perspective of what a young child loves about the forest, how forests impact air quality, and what we need to do to save them.
- Students will love hearing from someone their own age.
Prerequisites
- American students will need to know that petrol is gasoline.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Cross-curricular connections can be made in social studies classes that are working on geography and the importance of green spaces.
- Language arts classes can pair this video with a fiction and nonfiction text on forests.
- This video will help facilitate a great conversation with younger students about their favorite outdoor places. Teachers can ask students the following questions:
- What makes the place so special?
- Can you name some plants or animals that you have seen in your favorite place?
- What steps can we take to make sure the place stays healthy?
- Other related resources include this tree cutting simulation game and this video about what happens when trees are cut down.
The resource describes the need to protect the natural world, conserve the forests, biodiversity, and green spaces to improve air quality, and drawdown CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Arya's story will inspire young people to engage in environmental conservation. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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About the Partner Provider
Planet Classroom
The Planet Classroom Network brings together musicians, dancers, video game creators, filmmakers, learning innovators, and emerging technologists from all over the world to entertain, educate and engage youth, and provide a rich cultural experience. The Planet Classroom Network is by youth for youth. Young people from around the world played a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network’s vision and programming. Key focus areas have been climate change, mental health, and youth leadership.
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