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The Power of Seaweed: How Can Kelp Capture Carbon?
Provided by: The Kid Should See This |Published on: April 27, 2021
Articles/Websites Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This video explains how fast-growing kelp combats climate change by capturing and storing large amounts of carbon, but that ocean acidification, pollution, and warmer waters are making it harder for kelp to grow.
- It also highlights that seaweed farms can produce kelp for biofuels, plant-based plastics, animal feed, and biomaterials.
Subjects: Biology
Authors: The Kid Should See This, BBC Reel
Region: Global, Oceania
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This video offers an innovative and hopeful solution to the complex issue of climate change.
- The video uses interesting visuals that will keep students engaged.
Additional Prerequisites
- The article misquotes the video saying, "...even just a 0% replacement of seaweed in wheat production or meat production in foods would have a major impact." It should say, "a 10% replacement."
- Students should be familiar with the concept of carbon sinks and carbon capture.
Differentiation
- Engineering students could research a kelp product from the video and present their findings to the class.
- Biology classes could use this lesson plan and experiment to learn more about how plants absorb carbon in water.
- Other resources on this topic include this video on biofuels, this video and lesson plan on ocean acidification, and this interactive lesson about climate change and the ocean.
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