In this lesson from PBS, students will learn how blue bonds are being used in Belize to help them with their national debt while encouraging ocean conservation.
The resource includes opportunities for students to create a podcast recording about a financial concept, calculate simple interest to understand refinancing, and research other examples of blue bond projects.
Video of the reef and the life it holds keeps students engaged and helps them understand the importance of conservation.
Students will love demonstrating their knowledge with the creative podcast project!
Prerequisites
The video mentions warming oceans. If students are unfamiliar with warming oceans, teachers can use this lesson to build students' background knowledge.
Depending on students' familiarity with concepts like national debt, loans, or bonds, teachers may need to spend additional time going over these terms before watching the video.
Under the Research and Report: Blue Bond Projects Around the World section, the Media Literacy Tips link is broken.
Students should know how to calculate simple interest.
Differentiation & Implementation
Students can refer to this article for more climate finance solutions.
If students are researching other large-scale blue bond projects around the world, as suggested in the resource, they may also want to research how climate change is impacting the region they are studying.
Teachers can use this resource to make connections to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 14, Life Below Water.
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