OCEAN LITERACY FRAMEWORK FOR GRADES 3-5
Ocean Literacy Principles:
The Earth has one big ocean with many features
The ocean & life in the ocean shape the features of the earth
The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate
The ocean makes Earth habitable
The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems
The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected
The ocean is largely unexplored
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VIDEO - HOW BIG IS THE OCEAN?
VIDEO - THE WATER CYCLE - DR BINOCS SHOW
LESSON PLAN/ACTIVITY - THE WATER CYCLE
LESSON PLAN/ACTIVITY - WATER QUALITY AND DISTRIBUTION
ACTIVITY - GOING WITH THE FLOW - SURFACE CURRENTS
EXPERIMENT - DENSITY OF SALT WATER
ACTIVITY - CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF MELTING ICE
ACTIVITY - WHAT IS IN THE WATER?
LESSON PLAN - HEAD TO FOOT
CRAFT - PAPER MACHE GLOBE
ACTIVITY - SHAPES OF THE SEAFLOOR
LESSON PLAN - SEAFLOOR MAPPING SIMULATION
ACTIVITY - BUILD YOUR OWN AR SANDBOX
CRAFT - PAINTING RAINBOWS ON THE SEAFLOOR
ACTIVITY - INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN ZONES
VIDEO + ACTIVITY - MAKE YOUR OWN EROSION!
ACTIVITY - BEACH EROSION DEMONSTRATION
ACTIVITY - SAND ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY - BEACH BUCKETS
ACTIVITY - A HURRICANE'S STORM SURGE AFFECTS OUR ESTUARIES
CRAFT - SOAP STONE WHALES & FISH (WEBLINK)
COLOURING PAGE - TIDE POOLS
COLOURING PAGE - WEST COAST SWELL
LESSON PLAN/ACTIVITY - WEATHER VS CLIMATE
ACTIVITY - OCEAN CURRENTS STEM
ACTIVITY - OCEAN HOME, SWIMMING FISHES
STORY BOOK - DUCKS IN THE FLOW, WHERE DO THEY GO?
ACTIVITY - GOING WITH THE FLOW
ACTIVITY - DUCK, DUCK, DATA!
ACTIVITY - OCEAN IN MOTION
FOR TEACHERS - DUCKS IN THE FLOW, GOING WITH THE FLOW,
ACTIVITY - EARTH'S WATER CYCLE
LESSON PLAN - MOTIONS OF THE OCEAN
COLOURING PAGE - GREAT WHALES
COLOURING PAGE - OTTER CHAOS
WEBSITE - WEATHER EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS
VIDEO - INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLE #4
LESSON PLAN - THE GREAT PLANKTON RACE
VIDEO - THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS OF LIFE ON EARTH
LESSON PLAN - HYDROTHERMAL VENTS
COLOURING PAGE - STREAM KEEPERS
VIDEO - HOW PHYTOPLANKTON MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
VIDEO - KELP FOREST - NATURE BOOM TIME
ACTIVITY - SEAWEED SCAVENGER HUNT
VIDEO/WORKSHEET - CYANOBACTERIA AND THE ORIGINS OF OXYGEN;
STUDENT WORKSHEET; TEACHER’S KEY
CRAFT - PRESSED SEAWEED
LESSON PLAN - THREE COLD REALMS
CRAFT - PAPER PLATE FISHES
LESSON PLAN - SHARKS TOP PREDATORS OF THE OPEN OCEAN
ACTIVITY - BIOLUMINESCENCE: LIVING LIGHT
ACTIVITY - PLANKTON MIGRATION / HAIKU CREATION
ACTIVITY - SIZE ME UP-TO A BLUE WHALE
ACTIVITY - DRAW LIFE SIZED WHALES!
COLOURING PAGE - BLACK AND WHITE
COLOURING PAGE - WINTER HIDEAWAY
VIDEO - EVOLUTION OF WHALES
VIDEO - EVOLUTION OF SHARKS
EXPERIMENT - HOW DO WHALES STAY WARM?
ACTIVITY - THE GREAT PLANKTON RACE
LESSON PLAN - PARASITES, YUM!
GAME/LESSON PLAN - FOOD CHAIN HIDE AND SEEK
LESSON PLAN - CONNECTED ECOSYSTEMS
ACTIVITY - THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARKS: YOU DO THE MATH!
COLOURING PAGE: DEEP SEA DRIFT
LESSON PLAN(S) - SEA CHOICE - SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD EDUCATOR'S GUIDE
LESSON PLAN - ABORIGINAL HIGHWAYS
ACTIVITY - ORCA RECOVERY ECOCHALLENGE
LESSON PLAN - BENTHIC DRUGSTORE: CHEMISTS WITH NO BACKBONE
ACTIVITY - PEOPLE AND WHALES: A HISTORY
COLOURING PAGE - EBB & FLOW
COLOURING PAGE - KAKAWIN
VIDEO - WHAT IS WATER POLLUTION?
ACTIVITY - OIL SPILL CHALLENGE
WORKSHEET - CLEANING AN OIL SPILL
ACTIVITY - DESIGN OCEAN FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
LESSON PLAN - BE A WHALE RESEARCHER
ACTIVITY - CREATE A MARINE PROTECTED AREA
GAME - WHAT IS BIOACCUMULATION?
VIDEO - OCEAN ACIDIFICATION - HERMIE THE HERMIT CRAB
EXPERIMENT - EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON SHELLS (TEACHER’S GUIDE)
VIDEO - SEA STAR WASTING SYNDROME
BACKGROUND WORKSHEET - WHAT CAUSES SEA STAR WASTING? HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND REPORT SEA STAR WASTING
ACTIVITY/WORKSHEET(S) - SEA STAR SURVEY
VIDEO - OCEAN EXPLORER BEST JOB EVER
LESSON PLAN - WRECK DETECTIVES
COLOURING SHEET - #OCEANOPTIMISM
WORKSHEET - NAUTILUS LIVE STEM CAREER EXPLORATION
VIDEO - HOW DO SUBMARINES WORK?
LESSON PLAN - MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOOR
ACTIVITY - CORAL REEF FISH SURVEY SIMULATION
WORKSHEET - EXPLORING EV NAUTILUS
WORKSHEET - NAUTILUS LIVE CAM DATA SHEET
CRAFT - BATHYMETRY PAINTING ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY - BUILD AN ROV CHALLENGE
