Dive into our changing ocean and explore how to end overfishing with our interactive story – it comes with activities for learners, suggested lesson plans and a technical guide.
How my dad fishes for the future
Dive into our changing ocean and explore how to end overfishing with our interactive story...
Teachers Guide: How my dad fishes for the future
| Description: | A technical guide to using the Shorthand story as a teaching tool, plus answers to the exercises. |
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| Date of issue: | 06 September 2019 |
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Related lesson plans
Lesson plan: Why do we need the ocean?
| Description: | A 25-40 minute lesson for learners age 10+ in geography or science. Learners focus on why we need the ocean and examine some of the pressures on it from fishing. |
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| Date of issue: | 06 September 2019 |
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Lesson plan: Marine food webs and overfishing
| Description: | A lesson plan for students aged 11 and up to explore the impact of food choices on marine ecosystems. Students will learn about food webs, analyze the challenges of overfishing, and discuss sustainable choices to help conserve ocean resources. |
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| Version: | 2.00 |
| Date of issue: | 26 October 2024 |
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MSC Lesson - Ocean Sustainability: What does it really mean?
| Description: | Learners reflect on what ‘sustainable’ means to them and come up with their own responses or a definition. Includes group game for understanding sustainability in practice. |
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| Date of issue: | 31 March 2020 |
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Fishery Factsheet: Atlantic Herring
| Description: | Use this handy background factsheet along with the lessons, My Dad the Fisherman film and Shorthand story activities. It takes a closer look at herring, featured in the film, including its habitat, sustainable fishing, food web, and how we eat herring. |
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| Language: | English |
| Date of issue: | 18 December 2018 |
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PDF - 3 MB
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