We offer three engaging, interactive presentations that encourage participation and critical thinking. Using age-appropriate videos, activities, and open-ended questions, we challenge students to identify widespread assumptions about land, water, energy, and animal use, and to consider whether these assumptions are valid. We have designed presentations to be about 45 minutes long, but we can often adapt the length and format to teachers' specific needs. In addition, we offer free resources to help teachers expand on the program's themes.

• The Environment and Modern Agriculture
  Students explore how the ways we raise farmed animals and crops affect ecosystems and our health: depletion of natural resources; pollution of soil, water and air; use of pesticides and antibiotics; soil erosion and deforestation; and world hunger. They discuss alternatives to protect the environment.
  
  
• Healthful Eating
  Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other diseases are lifestyle-related. Students learn about connections between diet and health, and they discuss ways that informed dietary choices prevent or relieve diseases.
  
  
• Factory Farming
  More than 95% of animals raised for food in the U.S. are raised in intensive confinement facilities often called "factory farms." Students learn the reality of how we treat animals in modern agriculture and explore the alternatives for a more compassionate and just society.

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