Geography - Complete Oceans Unit

This fully resourced KS3 Geography unit explores the world’s oceans through both physical and human geography, helping students understand why oceans matter and how human activity is shaping their future.

Across seven lessons, students investigate the location and characteristics of the world’s oceans, explore different marine environments, examine the goods and services oceans provide, and evaluate major global challenges such as climate change, plastic pollution, and overfishing. The unit finishes by considering how oceans can be protected and managed sustainably.

The bundle includes:
• Clear, curriculum-aligned learning objectives
• Engaging starters and enquiry-based questions
• Structured discussion and extended writing tasks
• Case studies including coral reefs, Arctic shipping routes, and marine protected areas
• Built-in challenge questions for stretch and differentiation

Lessons included:
1. Where and What Are the World’s Oceans?
2. Ocean Ecosystems: Coral Reefs, Deep Sea and Trenches
3. The Value of the Oceans: Physical Services
4. The Value of the Oceans: Food Supply and Shipping
5. Climate Change and the Oceans
6. Plastic Pollution in the Oceans
7. Protecting the World’s Oceans

Suitable for KS3 (Years 7–9) and designed to work with any UK exam board.

All resources are provided as fully editable PowerPoint lessons, making this bundle ideal for a half-term scheme of work or as a flexible pick-and-mix resource.