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Why Cruise Ships Are Terrible for the Environment
Provided by: NowThis Earth |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video from NowThis Earth explains the various effects cruise ships have on the environment.
- Students learn how badly cruise ships are affecting the environment and ways to mitigate these effects.
Subjects: Biology
Authors: NowThis Earth
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The video describes the extent to which cruise ships affect the environment in simple terms.
- It highlights the need for more eco-friendly policies to govern the operations of cruise ships.
- Students learn about Friends of the Earth (FOE).
Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with cruise ships and the fact that it is hard to regulate the activities of ships in international waters.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers could play this video and then ask different groups to provide three ways cruise ships can be more environmentally friendly.
- Click here for a video on ocean acidification, which is also negatively impacting oceans.
- Teachers may want to slow the video playback speed or read the words on the screen to students.
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