In 2017, one in every three people still don't have access to a toilet. As part of a playlist on biology, an interesting video explains this global health topic. It describes society before toilets, disease research throughout history, and the progress due to plumbing.

Concepts

digestion, public health, diseases

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Print the graphic at 4:20 to share and discuss in more detail

Classroom Considerations

• Content is less than six minutes long
• Consider the maturity of students when discussing this important global health topic

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Connects science, social studies, and geography
• Includes subtitles in Dutch, English, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish for English learners
• Entertaining graphics present upsetting information in a calm manner

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4