Cowspiracy

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cowspiracy

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the documentary release year?2014
2. What is the directors?Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn
3. What is Cowspiracy about?Cowspiracy is a 2014 documentary that looks at how raising animals for food hurts the planet by causing pollution, using a lot of water, cutting down forests, and making oceans sick.
4. Why do the filmmakers think animal farming is a big problem?They found that raising animals releases a lot of greenhouse gases, uses a lot of water, and destroys forests, which makes it a big cause of climate change and other environmental problems.

Animal Agriculture: The practice of raising domesticated animals for food, fiber, or labor, encompassing meat, dairy, and egg production.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming and climate change.
Eutrophication: The process by which a body of water becomes overly enriched with minerals and nutrients, leading to excessive algal growth and oxygen depletion, often caused by agricultural runoff.