Provided by: Undecided with Matt Ferrell |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
This video describes the history of meat production, plant-based meat alternatives, and lab-grown meat, providing a comparison of lab-grown meat to farmed meat from an environmental standpoint.
Students will be given a thorough look at the many issues surrounding lab-grown meat including cost, taste, safety, regulations, and timelines for commercial availability.
This resource highlights the companies that are leading the race to produce lab-grown meat and some of the top companies making plant-based meat alternatives.
Students will learn about the key ingredients in lab-grown meat, production methods, and innovative approaches such as cellular agriculture.
Additional Prerequisites
This video has commercials before and during the video and sponsored content within the video.
For students who are just learning about meat alternatives, it may be helpful to give a basic overview of the concept including plant-based meat versus lab-grown meat. The video does not compare these two, but plant-based options are likely more environmentally friendly.
Differentiation
Since this video addresses many different aspects of the topic, a graphic organizer while viewing might help students organize new ideas such as cost, methods, safety, health, or environmental implications.
Topics for a group discussion might include "How does lab-grown meat compare to traditional farmed meat with regard to sustainability and resource use?" or "How does plant-based meat compare to lab-grown meat?"
Students could be encouraged to take a deeper look at why meat consumption has so many consequences and could research the topic using this interactive data resource about the impacts of food production or this carbon calculator and interactive slideshow about the impacts of diet on the planet and our health.
Other resources on this topic include this TED video exploring the benefits of lab grown meat and this animated video which encourages the consumption of plant-based diets.
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