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Provided by: NowThis Earth |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
This video from NowThis Earth discusses whales, their role in sequestering carbon in the world's oceans, and the threats they face, such as entanglement in fishing gear.
The video also suggests individual and collective action steps we can all take to protect whales.
Many students will be unaware of whales' relationship to climate change.
Learning about the relationship between whale poop, phytoplankton, and carbon sequestration is amazing!
Prerequisites
The term "blue carbon" may be new for many students. Blue carbon is carbon that is sequestered in the oceans and ocean ecosystems.
There is an error in the text in the video at 2 minutes, 52 seconds. The speaker in the video, Carissa Cabrera, says "support the initiative called 30 by 30," but the text says "support the innovative called 30 by 30."
Differentiation & Implementation
This video can be shown in a history class when studying the whaling industry. Students can make the connection between historical and modern whaling and whales' importance to addressing the climate crisis.
In a biology class, students can study populations of specific whale species and efforts to conserve these species.
