Curriculum-linked lesson plans and learning ideas for geography and science classrooms. Each lesson includes links to supporting resources such as film clips, worksheets or activities.
MSC World Ocean Day 2021 Teacher's Guide
| Description: | How do we get the balance right between life and livelihoods? This World Ocean Day, learners aged 12+ can investigate this big question, critically evaluating a variety of sources, data and perspectives to help them develop their viewpoint. |
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| Date of issue: | 17 May 2021 |
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PDF - 7 MB
PDF - 7 MB
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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PDF - 1 MB
PDF - 1 MB
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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PDF - 2 MB
PDF - 2 MB
Lesson plan: Using the ocean's resources responsibly
| Description: | A lesson for learners aged 10+ in Geography, focusing on how people use, modify and change the ocean ecosystem to obtain food, as well as examining some of the key aspects of sustainability for our oceans. |
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| Date of issue: | 15 November 2018 |
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PDF - 2 MB
PDF - 2 MB
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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PDF - 4 MB
PDF - 4 MB
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