Positives

• The animations effectively visualize the various complex aquaculture systems discussed.
• This resource includes multiple-choice questions, a discussion board, and additional resources to form a comprehensive lesson on aquaculture.
• Students will learn that cultivating organisms lower in the aquatic food chain, such as shellfish and seaweed, results in a lower carbon footprint. 
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers and students must create a free account to answer the questions in the Think and Discuss sections.

Differentiation

• This video could serve as a nice introduction to innovative agriculture solutions or food sustainability. 
• Ethics classes could discuss ways that industrial methods have replaced traditional methods. Students could list the pros and cons of the old and new methods.

• Additional resources include this video on using kelp to capture carbon, this video on invasive species, and this video on fisheries, aquaculture, and climate change in New Jersey.