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Coral Live
Bring learning and science to life, and connect your students to the frontiers of learning from the Arctic to the coral reef, interacting directly with explorers and scientists.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
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Plastic Free Schools
Surfers Against Sewage have a pupil led education programme, designed to create real positive environmental change in UK schools and beyond.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
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Young Ocean Explorers
Young Ocean Explorers. This resource explores the fascinating creatures of the South Pacific and tools on how to care for our blue planet.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 |
Ocean Animals
Ocean animal profiles and ocean-themed activities to broaden knowledge about the amazing creatures living in the ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour, 2 hours |
Water pollution
Reading and writing lesson plan on the cause and effect of water pollution through hands-on activities.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Single use plastics
6 ways to teach kids about single use plastics.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
How humans are turning the world into plastic.
A video setting-out the facts about plastic pollution and exploring what we can do to beat it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
How much water do we really use?
A video demonstrating the “hidden water” cost of every day usage.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Plastic quiz
Plastic or not? A fun quiz to help kids identify what items contain plastic.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30 minutes |
The ugly journey of our trash
This video shows the many different ways that rubbish can reach the ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
How does plastic reach the ocean from inland areas?
A video that demonstrates how plastic reaches the ocean from inland areas.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Plastic pollution
A resource to inform your class about the harmful effects of plastic waste on our oceans and what we can do to help!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
Decomposition rates
A fact sheet showing the decomposition rates of marine debris.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All | 10 minutes |
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The Pacific Ocean and plastic pollution
Plastic pollution and understanding the importance of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle).
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
Make a sea change in the bathroom.
A fact sheet with 8 easy steps on how to prevent bathroom products ending up in the sea.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Water facts
20 cool water facts including study group tasks and classroom activities!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
Water conservation
Water conservation resource including 25 ways your class can become water heroes.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
A plastic ocean educational supplement.
A supplement for educating your class about plastic pollution problems and solutions.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | A full day |
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Blue Mind
10 activities to help children discover how the ocean and water can help them feel happier and healthier.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
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Creative writing exercises inspired by the ocean
A great way to teach your class about coral reefs, fish, the ocean zones, conservation, and more.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
Nautical language
Many words and expressions originate from our relationship with the sea. Here is a list of just some of them.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
The youth guide to the ocean
A guide that illustrates many of the wonders of the ocean, what the ocean does for us, what we are doing to the ocean and what is being done to protect it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
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Water Water Everywhere
A crash course on how different animals deal with different amounts of water where they live.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes |
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Oceans for beginners
Through videos, activities and lessons; take a dive into this starter pack for teaching about the wonders of the Ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 1 hour |
Stories by the authors
A list of the best books that will inspire kids to protect our ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
Why Is The Sea Salty?
A fun lesson plan to demonstrate why the ocean is salty.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30 minutes |
Wild Swim Map UK
Explore the world's best swimming rivers, lakes, waterfalls and beaches using this community map.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | Half a day, A full day |
The big school swim
A great opportunity for your pupils to celebrate the fun and importance of learning how to swim and about water safety.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Famous sea explorers
A resource that explores the famous ocean explorers who have blazed the trail in going to new places.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
Why we should care about the ocean
This fact sheet explores why the ocean provides countless benefits to our planet and all the creatures that live here.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 30 minutes |
16 reasons to love the ocean
This article shares ocean facts and explores the reasons we are all drawn to the sea.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 20 minutes |
What would happen if you didn’t drink water?
In this video, Mia Nacamulli details the health benefits of hydration and the role water plays in our bodies.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 10 minutes |
Water Is One
How a public art initiative in Queretaro, Mexico is generating awareness surrounding water environmental issues.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Top Six Classical Sea Pieces
Classical music inspired by the ocean and stories behind the songs.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes |
14 poems about the deep blue
Ocean themed poems that you can use in your classroom.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes |
The story of one drop of water
Watch H2O in action in this animated video. Students will learn about the water cycle, from the skies to the earth and back.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
The Water Cycle
Explore the incredible journey of water with your class through this interactive water cycle activity
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes |
UK marine life
This lesson uses a virtual ocean for students to explore the diversity and features of marine life in the UK.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
UK marine habitats
In this lesson, students will learn about the five major marine habitats around the UK and the different conditions in each one.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
Children’s Books about Ocean Creatures
A collection of 40 books about ocean animals that includes both fiction and nonfiction selections!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day, A full day |
Ocean literacy resources
Use the ocean as a hook to teach National Curriculum subjects. We are all inextricably linked to the ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Create a Marine Protected Area
A resource that explores Marine Protected Areas and explains why they are so important.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Sign-up for a local beach clean
Surfers Against Sewage step by step guide makes it as easy as ABC!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | Half a day, A full day |
Host a zero plastic lunch day
Celebrate World Ocean Day by hosting a lunch with no single-use plastic component!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Eco Friendly Kids
A guide that outlines a few easy ways to save water every day.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 20 minutes |
Marine Litter
This lesson plan will help students dive deeper into the issue of marine plastic pollution and explore possible solutions.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Protect Life Below Water
A comprehensive resource to develop knowledge on threats to the ocean and how to use the ocean sustainably.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Water Use It Wisely
A toolkit full of tips, guides, ideas and products that will get your class using water efficiently.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes |
Bioneers: Revolution from the heart of nature
Fall in love with water: A million blue mind marbles.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 30 minutes |
HEC Global Learning Centre
Global learning curriculum ideas, activities and lesson plans all on the theme of water.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
Green Schools Ireland
A variety of fun water themed lesson ideas and creative activities.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
Discover Water website
Project WET teaching materials to teach every child to understand and value water.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour |
American Museum Of Natural History
A short guide on why water is essential for life on earth and how to use water wisely.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 20 minutes |
Every Second Breath Project
A short-film series that gives voice to ordinary people whose lives have been transformed by the ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Project WET
Action-oriented education which enables every child to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 30 minutes, 1 hour |
TED
This short TED talk by David Gallo shows footage of amazing sea creatures and celebrates the pioneering work of ocean explorers.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 |
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Lesson plans on marine debris, climate change, North Atlantic right whales, and ocean conservation.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day, A full day |
Incredible Oceans
A resource that sign posts content created by marine educators that tells critical ocean-saving stories using art and science.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes |
TeAchnology
Signpost to a wide variety of ocean related lesson plans and activities.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Desert Island Reading
Dozens of watery books, from mysteries and adventures about dolphins, river voles, mermaids and young explorers to surf and sea romances.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day, A full day |
Canadian Network for Ocean Education
An insightful ocean education resource from Canada ranging from the Arctic to Atlantic to Pacific coasts.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | All |
Going Coastal
Join #100daysofblue this Summer and get near, in, on, or under water to gain all the health benefits that #VitaminBlue brings.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Ocean School
Groundbreaking educational experience that uses powerful storytelling techniques, immersive technologies and interactive media.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Nekton Mission
Using new technologies in the field and in the classroom to provide an introduction to scientific learning and to the blue planet itself.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
National Ocean Service
Ocean, coastal, and climate literacy platform for students and educators.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
Marine Collaboration
A selection of publications, reports and useful links that explore how we can better adopt a values based approach to marine conservation.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour |
Escola Azul
An online educational programme improving the level of Ocean Literacy in Portugal.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours |
National Marine Aquarium Activity Booklet
An activity to raise awareness of our impact on the ocean and what we can all do to help!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour, 2 hours |
National Refill Day 19th June
Say goodbye to single-use plastic on National Refill Day
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Plastic pollution, our toilets, and us
In this TEDx talk, environmental campaigner Natalie Fee explains how we can protect the ocean by being careful about what we flush down the loo.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
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The Oceans and Plastics Pollution
This extensive resource enables pupils to explore the role of the oceans in our lives and consider what steps we can take to safeguard our precious waters for generations to come.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
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Ocean Plastics Academy
Common Seas has created this education programme to help every child to understand the issue of marine plastic pollution and how they can be part of a plastic waste free future.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day |
How our breath connects us to the ocean
Take a few minutes to breathe our connection to the ocean with world champion free diver Hanli Prinsloo.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
World Oceans Day
Ocean of resources fit for all ages. Fun and interactive.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, Half a day, A full day |
All About Dolphins Fact Pack
Learn more about our finned friends with this free-to-download booklet full of facts and activities.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes |
My dad the fisherman
Introduce ocean sustainability to learners aged 10+ with our award winning film for schools. The 14-minute film from a young person's perspective examines what is involved in being a fisher; the threat of overfishing to our ocean; what sustainability means, and how fishers can fish in ways that mean we can keep fishing.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes |
How does our ocean affect our climate?
Partnering with the FuseSchool YouTube channel, Incredible Oceans will be exploring the link between our ocean and climate with a fun and informative World Ocean Day livestream. Join oceanographer Russell Arnott and earth scientist, Sophia Bolton for an informative and empowering look at our ocean, our climate and what you can do to help!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
A Sea Of Plastic @ Cheltenham Science Festival
Marine biologists Russell Arnott and Elizabeth Mills will showcase some fun, hands-on experiments that introduce you to the problems around ocean plastic, before empowering you with simple solutions that can make a real difference in saving the planet. This is a workshop, so assemble the necessary materials and prepare to get hands-on.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
Make a jellyfish out of plastic bags w/ Imagination Station
Solaire James is a creative videographer and artist who produces fun, quirky and engaging videos. Her passion lies with the ocean, the beauty of it and the protection of it. As part of The Core Corby’s Imagination Station, join her for a fun, hands on lesson that combines science and art as you make your own plastic bag jellyfish.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 30 minutes |
Ocean for Beginners 5-7
This series of three lessons introduce students to the awe and wonder of the ocean and its inhabitants building a love for marine wildlife and a desire to protect it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 1 hour |
Ocean for Beginners 7-11
This series of three lessons introduce students to the awe and wonder of the ocean and its inhabitants building a love for marine wildlife and a desire to protect it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
Ocean for Beginners 11-14
This series of three lessons introduce students to the awe and wonder of the ocean and its inhabitants building a love for marine wildlife and a desire to protect it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Ocean for Beginners 14-16
This series of three lessons introduce students to the awe and wonder of the ocean and its inhabitants building a love for marine wildlife and a desire to protect it.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Ocean Plastics Geography
The lessons address the issue of marine plastic pollution, the harm caused by plastics to the environment and communities, how we deal with all the waste, ending with a debate on approaches to reducing ocean plastic pollution.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Ocean Plastics Design & Technology
Students will learn the science behind what makes plastics both brilliant for everyday purposes and devastating to our oceans and marine life. Exploring the 6 Rs students innovate product designs which creatively solve the problem of ocean plastics.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Ocean Plastics 5-7
Ocean Plastics 5-7 is a cross-curricular introduction to materials and their properties, which focusses on plastic and its abundance. This unit encourages proactive and positive behaviours, for all our futures.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 1 hour |
Ocean plastics 7-11
Students understand the complex issues surrounding oceans plastics through this units optimistic and innovative approach to challenging attitudes and behaviour.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
Ocean Diorama
Learn about some of the impacts of marine plastic pollution and create a diorama, or poster, to use as an inspiration to reduce plastic use at home and at school.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Plastic-free printmaking
This fun video will teach you how to make plastic-free prints to decorate your own wrapping paper. Give it try to create ocean themed prints and use them to fill your new blue space with ocean life.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Bioplastic Decorations
Make your own bioplastic decorations and think about the role bioplastic can play as an alternative to traditional plastics.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
MSC World Ocean Day 2021 Teacher's Guide
How do we get the balance right between life and livelihoods? Learners aged 12+ can investigate this big question, critically evaluating a variety of sources, data and perspectives to help them develop their viewpoint.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Lesson plan: Why do we need the ocean?
A 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.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Lesson plan: Marine food webs and overfishing
Learners make links between our own food choices and the ocean ecosystem.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Lesson plan: Using the ocean's resources responsibly
A lesson 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.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
MSC Lesson - Ocean Sustainability: What does it really mean?
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.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Ocean Sustainability teachers PowerPoint
Download this powerpoint and use it to explain in the classroom why sustainable fishing is key for the health of our common Ocean
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Investigation activity: What makes Handi Herring a fish?
Can you label the parts of Handi that make her a fish?
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
Investigation activities: Be a fish detective
Can you see the MSC logo on these products when you go to the shop?
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
Puzzle activites: Spot the difference
What are the differences and which picture shows the best way to catch fish?
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
Puzzle activities: Food chain card game
Help the Wild Ocean Explorers work out what eats what
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
Multimediageschichte: Wie mein Vater für die Zukunft fischt
Taucht ein in die bunte Welt unserer Ozeane und findet heraus, wie wir die Überfischung stoppen können
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 30 minutes |
Mon père, ce pêcheur
Une jeune fille nous raconte l'histoire de son père, pêcheur engagé pouur l'environnement et les océans. Découvrez la version digitale du film.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 30 minutes |
Mi padre pesca pensando en el futuro
Sumérgete en las aguas de nuestro océano y descubre cómo podemos acabar con la sobrepesca
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 30 minutes |
World Oceans Day 2021- Why we need Sharks to protect biodiversity of the Ocean with Gingeunderthesea
Todays theme is 'How might we protect the biodiversity of our ocean ?' in this talk you can learn all about why we need sharks to protect the biodiversity of the ocean! We also cover what role sharks play in the environment, some amazing facts about sharks and finally how we can protect sharks!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
The Convergence Zone of Surfing and Ocean Literacy
It's a video exploring how surfers receive ocean literacy by riding waves
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 10 minutes |
The string game
A string game is a great way of introducing the idea of connections between organisms in a food web, and how the food web can be impacted by human activity. You only need a ball of string, and if you have them, some labels so learners can remember which organism they are pretending to be.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Take a 360 degree virtual trip on a fishing boat
Take a 360 immersive tour around a fishing boat as the fishers unload their catch. To navigate and see all angles, right click on the film clip to download and save it first.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
Are the younger generation more conscious of the food they eat?
Film clip
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 10 minutes |
How do we get the balance right between life and livelihoods?
Learners discuss what they think we can do to help protect biodiversity in our ocean while getting the balance right for all of the people who rely on the ocean for their livelihood. They arrange ideas into a diamond, with their favourite at the top, and they can discuss their own ideas too.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Marine Stewardship Council World Ocean Day Competition: entry information and Ts+Cs
Entry instructions and terms and conditions for the Marine Stewardship Council's competition for schools and young people for World Ocean Day
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes |
Mon père, ce pêcheur
Le film « Mon père, ce pêcheur » a ainsi été conçu pour aider les enseignants, personnels de cantines et parents, mais également les animateurs, médiateurs scientifiques et spécialistes en éducation au développement durable, à éduquer les élèves des collèges-lycées à l’importance de préserver la biodiversité marine, de comprendre comment fonct
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
How my dad fishes for the future
Dive into our changing ocean and explore how to end overfishing with an interactive story on Shorthand – it comes with activities for learners, suggested lesson plans and a technical guide.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
My dad the fisherman
The short film and clips introduce key concepts in ocean sustainability to learners, focusing on biodiversity, food webs, the challenge of overfishing, and how sustainable fishing works - all told from the point of view of a young person.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Mein Vater, ein Fischer
Nutzen Sie den Film "Mein Vater, ein Fischer" im Unterricht, um mit Ihrer Klasse das Thema Nachhaltigkeit mit Blick auf das Meer zu behandeln und einige der Bedrohungen für unsere Ozeane durch Überfischung kennenzulernen.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Mi padre es pescador
El vídeo de 15 minutos "Mi padre es pescador" introduce a sus alumnos y alumnas en la problemática de la sostenibilidad del mar. Además, la película les mostrará algunas de las amenazas derivadas de la sobrepesca que están sufriendo nuestros océanos.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
Lark the shark
Book reading by author Natalie Newman about a friendly shark called Lark.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
What Blue Spaces Mean To Me
An activity template for students to draw and write what blue spaces mean to them.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 20 minutes |
The Plastic Challenge
In this lesson plan consider how students, your school and the local community can reduce their environmental impact by helping to reduce the amount of litter being produced, used and disposed of.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 1 hour |
Blue spaces & wellbeing
This video lesson will help you to connect with and explore feelings linked to blue spaces big and small, from the ocean to the bathtub.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Le heros des poissons: une histoire illustree
Conte: Une histoire illustree a lire
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30 minutes |
Le jeu de ficelle
Le jeu de ficelle est une excellente maniere d’introduire l’idée de connections entre les organismes dans la chaîne alimentaire. Vous avez besoin seulement d'une pelote de ficelle ou de laine et de quelques étiquettes ou bouts de papier pour que les élèves puissent se souvenir de leur rôle.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11, 11-14 | 20 minutes |
A la peche!
Ce jeu aide les élèves à mieux comprendre les interactions entre l’Homme et l’environnement, et leurs impacts sur les écosystèmes ; ainsi que l’importance de la biodiversité et le fonctionnement des écosystèmes pour l’activité humaine.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Por qué necesitamos el mar
Una clase de entre 25 y 40 minutos para estudiantes de geografía y ciencias a partir de 10 años. Se centra en por qué necesitamos los océanos a la vez que estudia las presiones en los mismos derivadas de la actividad pesquera.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes |
Uso sostenible del oceano
Esta ficha para estudiantes de geografía a partir de 10 años se centra en cómo los seres humanos usamos, modificamos y cambiamos los ecosistemas marinos para obtener alimento. También explora aspectos claves de la sostenibilidad de los océanos.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Descubre las diferencias
Juego para aprender a diferenciar la pesca sostenible.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 10 minutes |
Spiel - Fisch Los!
Wie funktioniert nachhaltiges Fischen? Das Spiel „Fisch los!“ hilft den Schülerinnen und Schülern zu verstehen, wie menschliche und biologische Prozesse zusammenwirken und so das marine Ökosystem beeinflussen und verändern.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11-14 | 1 hour |
Nachhaltige Fischerei macht Schule
Die MSC-Unterrichtseinheit mit Film, Diskussionsleitfaden und Quiz möchte Lehrkräfte darin unterstützen, junge Menschen für das Thema Meeresschutz zu sensibilisieren. Mit Film, Diskussionsleitfaden und Quiz.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 1 hour |
Warum brauchen wir das Meer?
Eine 25-40-minütige Unterrichtseinheit für Schülerinnen und Schüler ab 10 Jahren, in der sie lernen, warum wir das Meer brauchen und welche Auswirkungen die Fischerei auf unsere Ozeane hat.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11-14 | 30 minutes |
Introducing The Ocean
Explore how your school is connected to the ocean, why the ocean is salty and what causes the tides.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 2 hours |
What is an MPA?
Through a creative, group-based, activity learn about one way our ocean is safeguarded: Marine Protected Areas.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 2 hours |
Lizzie Daly will open the festival!
Join us with Lizzie Daly to get the day kicked off!
We will learn how every second breath comes from the ocean via an animation, some Ocean breathing and movement exercise with Richie Norton and hear from others, including Pulau School in Pitcairn, celebrating World Ocean Day around the world!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 30 mins |
Join NMA live from their fantastic Aquarium facility with a spot of rockpooling and exploring the Plymouth Sound zone. Ask questions and learn about the amazing animals that live in and around their local waters.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 30 mins |
Learn how to breathe like a dolphin
Sara Campbell will be hosting an amazing workshop teaching us how to connect with our inner dolphin and learning how freedivers, big wave surfers & underwater photographers have learned the art of breathing to help them do what they do in the ocean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 30 mins |
Virtual World Oceans Day Celebrations
The Environment Agency in collaboration with the WWF, will be hosting a live broadcast about the Ocean. You will be able to hear talks from a number of EA experts alongside amazing footage and talks from the WWF.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 60mins |
One Planet, One Ocean - MCS (need to preregister)
A blend of online and offline activity, this session will introduce the concept of our world ocean and global responsibilities and we'll create a collaborative Schools Ocean Manifesto from participants ideas.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 9-11 | 90 mins |
Incredible Oceans TV Live! Get Your Questions Ready
Have you ever had a question about our ocean or the creatures in it? Here’s your opportunity! Ask a team of marine experts as they answer your questions in this live session.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 30-45 mins |
Explore your Creative, Happy & Healthy Blue Mind
We are all connected to water but did you know a trip to the beach is really good for your health? Join Blue Health Coach Lizzi to discover how time spent around water can make you happier, healthier and more creative.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11+ | 20mins |
Exploring the Arctic Ocean with Encounter Edu (need to preregister)
Join Encounter Edu for an Arctic adventure and find out what scientists have discovered about the changes in the frozen north.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11+ | 45 mins |
Beyond The Blue with Swim Dem Crew
Beyond The Blue is a documentary that explores the origins of inner city swim club Swim Dem Crew and what it means to build community through swimming. Founder Nathaniel Cole gives us an introduction into the club and tell us how spending time in water has made him a more environmentally conscious person.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11+ | 15 mins |
Pollution Problems with Ocean Conservation Trust
Join OCT as they explore the content of a whale's stomach. What's supposed to be there and what's not? Find out and discover what we can all do to think Ocean in our day to day lives.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 6 - 11 yrs | 10 mins |
Shark Conservation with Eco Action Families Live (need to preregister)
Join Free-diver and Scuba Instructor Greg as he talks about the importance of sharks in the ocean and how we can help turn the tide on the decline of these incredible animals. And get your questions about sharks answered at the end of the talk!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11+ | 60 mins |
Homeschool with Common Seas
Join the Common Seas crew on a journey to understand plastic pollution and, most importantly, what you can do about it. Find out about Home School Activities with Common Seas – 16 simple, fun, inspiring and free to download activities to help you become a Sea Champion.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 45 mins |
Quarantine periods with City To Sea
Since 2017 City To Sea have been lifting the lid on the hidden plastic in period products. Big-brand disposable period products are a potential health hazard, cost around £6,000 over the menstruating lifetime and cost the earth. Menstrual products are currently the 5th most common item found on European beaches – more widespread than single-use coffee cups, cutlery or straws.
Learn more in this 6 part video!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 11+ | 6 mins |
Using Art to Save Our Seas with Pangeaseed
An introduction to using art as a catalyst to give our oceans a voice followed by an exercise in ARTivism to explore the connection between ocean health and human health.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11, 11+ | 30 mins |
Create an ocean story with Fabled
Laura Hamm from Fabled gives you all the tools you need to create your own ocean story in this video workshop.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7-11 | 30 mins |
How to Cross an Ocean: SUP or Swim?
Learn more about crossing oceans, currents, marine animals and ocean hazards from the world record holders Chris Bertish and Yoshi the sea turtle.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7+ | 25 mins |
Blue yoga with Natalie Fox
Stretching our inner sea with yoga, breathing and movement to create flow!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 15 mins |
Author Reading with Sarah Roberts
Author and wildlife expert, Sarah Roberts, reads her book ' Somebody Swallowed Stanley' and shares animal facts, in this mini lesson on ocean plastic.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 3-7 | 20 mins |
Micro plastics art with Mandy Barker
Join international award winning photographer Mandy Barker as she shares her work with marine plastic debris & sets you a challenge to create your own piece of micro plastic art.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7+ | 20 mins |
How to make a rain gauge and why!
Through a short video, follow easy instructions on how to make a rain gauge and why it's a simple but really good way to begin to understand our weather more.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-11 | 15mins |
Top Tips to help Clean Up!
Join author Nathan Bryon and illustrator Dapo Adeola as they share clean up tips, taking inspiration from their latest book, ‘Clean Up!’ where Rocket sets off on a plastic-pollution mission to the Caribbean.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 7 mins |
Make it up with Street Artist Midnight
Join artist Midnight for a craft session creating some amazing underwater creatures!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7+ | 15 mins |
Habit-hats Create Challenge with OCT
Make a fabulous Ocean inspired hat! Watch the video to pick a habitat, then gather together your craft materials and start creating your ocean accessory. The bigger the better!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 3-7 | 30 mins |
Change the world with Little Turtle Turns The Tide
Hear author Lauren Davies read the story of the Little Turtle that hatches a plan to save the world from plastic pollution and learn how you too can make a difference and be an Eco Hero!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 3 - 7 | 20 mins |
Surf A Wave Around The World with Kaimiloa project
Kaimiloa project takes you into the ocean to learn all about the waves and dig into communities from different places and times that enjoyed surfing just like you! Get inspired, imagine and design your surfboard.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 15 mins |
The Sea Monkey Project
Complete the Sea Monkey plastic education comic book and become a part of the Sea Monkey Crew!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 10 mins |
Craft a cuttlefish with Kim Hillyard
Join author-illustrator Kim Hillyard to craft your very own colourful paper cuttlefish
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 5-6 mins |
Animating Water with Elly Strigner
Learn how to animate water using simple techniques and easy to use software.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 7+ | 10 mins |
Hammerhead Shark Lesson and Craft with Sharks4Kids
Learn about great hammerhead sharks and make your own hammerhead shark from a toilet paper roll
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-10 | 35 mins |
All the way to the ocean by Joel Harper
Sit by and enjoy Joel Harper's brilliant animated story, All the way to the ocean. A cautionary tale about two friends who learn how our rubbish can go all the way from city to sea!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7 | 20 mins |
Waves of Optimism with SAS
While we cannot easily access the ocean at the moment, we can still send waves of ocean optimism across the UK through the Surfers Against Sewage #WavesOfOptimism campaign.
The idea is simple; turn your windows into part of the biggest ocean art gallery Surfers Against Sewage has ever coordinated!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-11 | 20 mins |
featuring a lineup of music artists from around the world
Get on your feet as an amazing lineup of brilliant music artists and ocean advocates sing their songs for the ocean!
Featuring (in order) - Gretta Ray, One More Song, Tin Pigeons, Plastic Mermaids, Lisa Hannigan, Jack Cullen, Andy and The Odd Socks, Miles Goodall, Amelia Caesar, Ziggy Alberts
Not one to miss!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 45 mins |
Sit back and relax with our final act for the day. A series of awe inspiring short films about extraordinary ocean stories courtesy of the Ocean Film Festival
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | 1 hour |
Set your own Plastic Challenge this July
This July help us to stop ocean plastic pollution by setting yourself a #PlasticChallenge. Make one change or go all in, it's up to you. Sign up now for free information, tips and ideas on cutting down throughout the month of July.
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| All ages | Varies |
Get your World Ocean Day for Schools t-shirt!
Pick from a great selection of tees with these year's illustrations and logos. These tees are not only organic, and manufactured by wind power, they also has the We Are Ocean graphic on the back and helps support the ongoing mission of www.weareocean.blue
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| Kid & Adult sizes! | Until they grow out of it! 😉 |
Guide to Home School with Common Seas
We’re excited to launch Homeschool with Common Seas! From turning a plastic bottle into something useful, to learning about how plastic is made by creating your very own slime, these 16 activities are fun, free and easy-to-use. Share what you have learnt with #SeaChampions online?!
| Ages | Duration |
|---|---|
| 5-7, 7-11 | 16 home activities that take from 10 to 45 minutes to complete. |
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