What’s kelp? Kelp forests help clean the air, is a home for different sea animals, and…you may have eaten some today! Find out more about kelp forests as we breathe and stretch under the sea.

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Today’s Themes

Scientific (curriculum connections): Kelp forests, seaweed and plants, ocean

conservation, environmental awareness and activism

Social-emotional connections: Interconnectedness, kindness

Resources

Marine Ecosystems: Kelp Forests (Oceana Canada)

Watch: Forests in the Ocean (Oceana Canada via YouTube, about 45 seconds)

California’s critical kelp forests are disappearing in a warming world. Can they be saved? (National Geographic News)

 

Peace Out Podcast

Producer, Writer, Host                                            Chanel Tsang

 

Sound Editing                                                           Noah Glenn at Perpetual Motion

Music credit:

Odyssey Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Light Awash Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

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