Ocean Heroes
Science / Geography | Ages 7-11
This is a comprehensive unit to introduce primary-aged students to ocean and sustainability topics. There is a special inclusion of blue carbon habitats including the wonders of seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, and saltmarshes. There is also a fun practical showing how worms could be one of the most important animals for a health ocean!
All lessons explore National Curriculum themes across the science and geography programmes of study. The lessons show how a healthy and diverse ocean can be a great ally in tackling climate change.
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Convex Seascape SurveyThis introductory lesson looks at the scientific processes and concepts of the carbon cycle, leading to a role play activity.
This lesson focuses on the impact of climate change on the ocean with a case study on the coral reefs of the Maldives.
This lesson introduces students to the idea of blue carbon habitats. It is centred around a data activity to show how habitats like mangroves can…
Take your class to the seagrass meadows off Sicily to develop classification skills and learn about blue carbon habitats.
Visit the mangrove forests of Indonesia and learn about how different groups view the mangroves, before seeing how they can come together to protect…
Visit the saltmarsh of the Solent in the UK and learn about how life is connected through food chains and webs, before thinking about how these…
This lesson focuses on marine sediment as a habitat as a whole, with an introduction to the habitat of the continental shelf, the subject of the…
This lesson examines the issue of overfishing and the impact of different fishing techniques.
This lesson brings the unit together, with students learning from young ocean heroes, developing persuasive communications, and making their own…
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