This video by NowThis Earth describes what regenerative farming is and how it can be used to rebuild topsoil and provide a sustainable method of producing food.
Teaching Tips
Positives
This video shows students how less intensive farming practices are beneficial for the planet.
Additional Prerequisites
You could introduce information about industrial farming and fertilizers prior to showing this video.
Differentiation
Students could start their own compost bin at home or research the benefits of mulch for community gardens.
This is a great video to tie into science lessons about nutrient cycling, the importance of decomposers, and photosynthesis.
Other resources with more information include this lesson and this mini course.
Scientist Notes
Regenerative agricultural practice is beneficial to soil health, human health and can help cut down CO2 emissions. It is a good method for storing carbon in soil and can help reduce pest infestations on crops. This resource is recommended for teaching.
Standards
English Language Arts
Speaking & Listening (K-12)
11-12.SL.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Science
LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
5.LS2.1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
7.LS2.4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.
