Kelp Help

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/

Full episode script is available upon request. Please e-mail [email protected]

*The WWF stuffed animal prize is available for Canada and the U.S. or countries where WWF delivers (based on availability). An alternative prize will be sent for winners outside of North America.