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

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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