Consider using this video to introduce the impacts of meat production on the planet.
Classroom Implementation:
Connect this resource to lessons about cellular respiration, nutrition, macromolecules, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, or climate change.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Life Skills or Culinary Arts:
Students cook a variety of meat-free recipes. Students could choose their favorite recipes to compile into a digital cookbook, then share it via email or the school's website.
Extensions:
Students track the number of animal products they eat each week. Students set goals to replace a few animal products each week with plant-based foods.
Students evaluate the school cafeteria's monthly menu and request more plant-rich meals.