Tom Mulholland: Reviving the Land Through Community Power
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Biology, Civics, Career Skills
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What it is
- This short documentary features an interview with an individual from Pittsburgh that works to add more green spaces in urban areas and helps communities take action.
- The video discusses the benefits of green spaces to the community and as carbon sinks.
- Discussion questions, resources for further research, and recommendations on ways to take action to strengthen communities and combat climate change are also included.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video provides a hopeful perspective on taking action to improve communities and combat climate change.
- The discussion questions listed under the video are an excellent way to start a rich classroom dialogue or could serve as writing prompts.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the concept of a carbon sink.
- Autotranslated subtitles for the video are available in a number of languages.
Differentiation
- Consider having students research organizations in their area focused on environmental justice or conservation stewardship after the video to extend the lesson.
- Discuss with students why having communities lead the way in determining how to restore vacant lots can be an effective way to approach land restoration.
- Science classes can connect this resource to lessons about materials, heat, urban heat-island effects, and the health effects of no green spaces in urban areas.
- Other resources highlighting the ways communities can work towards environmental justice are A Black-Owned Farm Fights Food Deserts in the Bronx and Indigenous Communities Are on the Front Lines of Climate Change.
From the scientist review
The possibility of land reclamation as a successful, sustainable land management technique is explored in this film. It explains in great detail how unused land might be exploited as a carbon sink. The video contains no false assumptions about science. As a result, this resource is suggested for classroom use.
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