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Our Ocean Planet is a full unit of work covering all aspects of the ocean across Key Stage 2. Each lesson is written with an ocean expert - scientist, advocate or explorer (great for STEM careers). Together they form a learning voyage around the world, discovering more about out ocean planet through core aspects of the science and geography programmes of study as well as developing numeracy and literacy skills.
The unit works in two parts. First, students will explore the UK seas learning about the names and locations of marine places, marine habitats and the diversity of marine life, as well as the contribution of the sea to the UK economy. Students then go on a global ocean voyage to each of the main oceans, learning about diverse marine topics from the water cycle in the Arctic to evolution in the Southern Ocean and classification on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.
A full list of topics is below and the downloads include the unit booklet with lesson plans, student sheets, practical guidance and subject updates. Slideshows for each lesson are separate downloads.
Mission 1: UK seas with Paul Rose
Mission 2: UK marine habitats with Dr Susana Lincoln
Mission 3: UK marine life with Dr Ceri Lewis & Dr Helen Findlay
Mission 4: Using our seas with Jennifer Gomez Molina
Mission 5: Our ocean voyage with Prof Alex Rogers
Mission 6: The Arctic Ocean and water cycle with Prof Mark Brandon
Mission 7: The Atlantic Ocean and climate with Prof Penny Holliday
Mission 8: The Indian Ocean and classification with Sheena Talma
Mission 9: The Pacific Ocean and plastic pollution with Jo Royle
Mission 10: The Southern Ocean and penguin adaptation with Dr Norman Ratcliffe
Mission 11: The Southern Ocean and penguin evolution with Dr Michael Dunn
Mission 12: Captain’s log
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The Sustainable Fisheries resources have been developed in partnership with nef (new economics foundation) and their work on fishing and fisheries policy.
A scheme of work for Science or Geography, with lesson plans and activities. It covers fish as a food source, marine food webs and changes to them, commercial fishing methods and an introduction to sustainability. The activities are focused on the seas around the UK and EU.
Includes the lesson booklet and all accompanying slideshows, images and activities
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Students will learn about the link between latitude and climate, applying key terms such as equator and climate zones. They will also look at the influence of the ocean on climate and why the UK is warmer than it ‘should be’.
This full lesson contains:
Slideshow 7 The Atlantic Ocean and climate with Prof Penny Holliday
Lesson Overview and Teacher Guidance
Student Sheet 7a World city cards
Student Sheet 7b World climate zones
Student Sheet 7c Explaining the UK climate
Student Sheet 7d The ocean and climate
It forms Lesson 7 of 12 from the Our Ocean Planet resource, which is designed to support Key Stage 2 teachers to teach all aspects of the ocean. It can be used as a full topic with over 20 hours of classroom activities or using a pick and mix approach. All lessons and resources are available from Encounter Edu’s TES profile.
This is an introductory lesson to the world’s oceans. Students will use map skills to name and locate the world’s oceans and learn about major marine landmarks, from the deepest point to the biggest tide and many places in between.
This full lesson contains:
Slideshow 5 Our ocean voyage with Prof Alex Rogers
Lesson Overview and Teacher Guidance
Student Sheet 5a World oceans map
Student Sheet 5b Marine wonders card sort
Student Sheet 5c Voyage map template
It forms Lesson 5 of 12 from the Our Ocean Planet resource, which is designed to support Key Stage 2 teachers to teach all aspects of the ocean. It can be used as a full topic with over 20 hours of classroom activities or using a pick and mix approach. All lessons and resources are available from Encounter Edu’s TES profile.
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Plastic pollution is one of the major issues affecting the ocean. Students will begin by learning about the impact of litter on marine life. They will then explore the 3 Rs (reduce, recycle, reuse) and how they can be applied to the issue of marine plastic pollution. Students will then be guided to reuse common plastic waste to make a new useful object such as a bird-feeder or snack box.
This full lesson contains:
Slideshow 9: The Pacific Ocean and plastic pollution with Jo Royle
Lesson Overview and Teacher Guidance
Activity Overview: Reusing plastic bottles
Student Sheet 9a: Reusing plastic bottles preparation
Student Sheet 9b: Reusing plastic bottles guidance
Student Sheet 9c: Reusing plastic bottles review
It forms Lesson 9 of 12 from the Our Ocean Planet resource, which is designed to support Key Stage 2 teachers to teach all aspects of the ocean. It can be used as a full topic with over 20 hours of classroom activities or using a pick and mix approach. All lessons and resources are available from Encounter Edu’s TES profile.
This introductory lesson looks at the scientific processes and concepts of the carbon cycle. This will enable students to grow prior knowledge of food chains and feeding relationships to understand the drivers of environmental change. The lesson starts with an introduction to what carbon is, followed by a scaffolded understanding of the carbon cycle, reinforced by a fun activity. The lesson closes by analysing how an imbalance in the carbon cycle is leading to increased carbon in the atmosphere, which is driving the climate crisis.
See the full Ocean & Climate KS2 unit on TES.
Curriculum links
Science KS2
Brings together learning on: transport of oxygen in humans and other animals; what plants and animals need to survive; how living things are, connected in feeding relationships; combustion through heating of materials.
Geography KS2
How environments can change over time; focus on both terrestrial and marine systems and places.
Learning outcomes
• Know what carbon is and where to find it
• Understand how carbon moves through the carbon cycle
• Link changes in the carbon cycle to human activity
This is a conservation lesson looking at how different groups could work together to protect mangrove forests. It involves a stakeholder activity differentiated for primary geography.
Visit the mangrove forests of Indonesia and learn about how different groups view the mangroves, before seeing how they can come together to protect this amazing ecosystem. This is the second of three lessons in this unit that look at an individual blue carbon habitat in more detail.
See the full Ocean & Climate KS2 unit on TES.
Curriculum links
Geography KS2
• Globally significant marine and terrestrial places
• Physical geography: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts
• Human geography: land use and the distribution of natural resources
Learning outcomes
• List the location of mangroves and their natural features
• Understand the importance of mangroves
• Explore the different views of coastal groups towards mangroves
• Propose how groups can work together for a better future for mangroves
Lesson overview
This lesson turns to life in the ocean rather than the habitat approach in previous lessons and examines the issue of overfishing and the impact of different fishing techniques.
A series of activities prompt children to connect the food they eat with ocean health. A maths activity looks at how many cod it would require to feed the whole country with fish fingers. Children will then look at the different ways in which seafood is caught before a writing activity to persuade school leaders and government to get fish smart!
See the full Ocean & Climate KS2 unit on TES.
Curriculum links
KS2 PSHE
• Sustainable development and use of natural resources
• Taking action on environmental issues
KS2 Geography
• economic activity and distribution of natural resources including food
Learning outcomes
• Recognise fish as a food source
• Consider our role in overfishing
• Debate the benefits and disadvantages of different fishing methods
• Discuss how to sustain and protect marine environments
In this lesson, students will learn about the impact of climate change on the ocean. They will then complete a card sort and diagram activity to gain a deep understanding of how human activities link to climate change and the consequences of climate change on Earth’s systems, habitats, and people.
Curriculum links
Science KS3
Biology
Relationships in an ecosystem, environmental changes, and effects on living things.
Chemistry
Earth and atmospheric science, including climate change and its effects on the environment.
Physics
Energy, heat transfer, and the role of the atmosphere and oceans in regulating climate.
Learning outcomes
Connect climate change to changes in the ocean
List and describe climate change impacts in the ocean
Categorise the different aspects of climate change and its impacts
Create a diagram to show the linkages in climate change
A lesson looking at nature-based solutions to climate change and a message of hope!
This lesson introduces students to the idea of blue carbon habitats and their importance. Students will gain an overview of these coastal environments before analysing data to see how they play an important role in absorbing carbon and helping to tackle climate change.
See the full Ocean & Climate KS2 unit on TES.
Curriculum links
Maths KS2
Interpret and present data
Geography KS2
Locate globally significant marine places
Learning outcomes
• Explain the idea of blue carbon and how its habitats store carbon
• Locate major blue carbon habitats on world maps
• Interpret data to judge the importance of conserving blue carbon habitats
This lesson examines the impacts of these changes on the ocean. This lesson will touch on some of the more obvious examples of climate change / increased atmospheric carbon dioxide on the ocean from polar ice to coral bleaching. This lesson contains a video case study of the coral reef in the Maldives as well as a poster activity with quotes from scientists and community members.
See the full Ocean & Climate KS2 unit on TES.
Curriculum links
Geography KS2
How environments can change over time; focus on both terrestrial and marine systems and places.
Learning outcomes
• Understand how too much carbon in the atmosphere has caused climate change
• List the different impacts climate change has on the ocean
• Share your learning using a poster case study
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A series of fact cards on marine life in and around the Great Barrier Reef, giving information on feeding, habitat and threats.
Designed to be used in conjunction with the non-ICT Seaview classroom activities, looking at Classification, Food Webs, Mutualism and Symbiosis, and Threats.
These cards are suitable for ages 11-14 and 14-16 (KS3/4).
This #GoogleExpeditions lesson develops student skills understanding of biomes and ecosystems.
This introductory lesson introduces students to the main biomes around the planet, their features and locations. Further in-depth lessons on the different biomes are listed below.
Google Expeditions are immersive 360 degree photo stories designed for use in the classroom. For more see: https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/.
This is Google Expeditions Lesson is number 1 of a 4 lesson sequence. It can be used as a standalone lesson or in conjunction with others listed below (links go to Google Docs versions of the lessons).
Lesson 1: Google Expeditions: Biomes & Ecosystems https://goo.gl/0eMtoz
Lesson 2: Google Expeditions: Biomes & Ecosystems: Tundra and Taiga https://goo.gl/L6cpjH
Lesson 3: Google Expeditions: Biomes & Ecosystems: Tropical Rainforest and Temperate Forests https://goo.gl/wGM97d
Lesson 4: Google Expeditions: Biomes & Ecosystems: Savannah and Desert https://goo.gl/sBrZzi
This #GoogleExpeditions lesson develops students’ understanding of volcanoes
Take a virtual field trip to Tolbachik Volcano and use this inspiration to develop students’ work on natural hazards and volcanoes.
Google Expeditions are immersive 360 degree photo stories designed for use in the classroom. For more see: https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/.
To download Google Docs versions of the lesson plan and student sheet go to: https://goo.gl/4wY6NI.
Ocean Plastics Geography is a Key Stage 3 (KS3) resource developed in partnership between the Geographical Association and Encounter Edu.
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.
Fieldwork templates for investigating plastics in the local area are included as well as a wealth of case studies exploring both the human and physical elements of plastic pollution. https://encounteredu.com/teachers/units/ocean-plastics
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Aimed at ages 11-14 and 14-16/ KS3/4.
An enquiry-based scheme of work investigating the seas around the UK and EU. The lesson plans and activities cover why fish stocks are decreasing, the issues and impacts associated with overfishing, and marine ecosystems and sustainability.
The activities examine different stakeholder views and use current data from the UN FAO, MMO and the new economics foundation.
Includes the lesson booklet and all accompanying slideshows and activities.
In this introductory lesson, we look at the scientific processes and concepts of the carbon cycle. This will enable students to grow prior knowledge of food webs, respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as the combustion of fossil fuels into a more complete model. The lesson starts with an exercise to illustrate the range of different forms of carbon and carbon compounds and where they are found. This is followed by a gamified exploration of the carbon cycle. Key vocabulary and an understanding of the carbon cycle and its link to climate change is developed through a dominos task and short answer questions.
Learning outcomes
Identify where carbon can be found
Describe ten basic processes of the carbon cycle
Demonstrate their understanding of carbon stores and movement between them
Link increasing carbon in the atmosphere to climate change
This is an introductory lesson to the UK’s surrounding seas. Students will be able to name and locate the UK’s seas, major marine landmarks and places, and there are opportunities for developing map skills.
This full lesson contains:
Slideshow 1 The UK Seas with Paul Rose
Lesson Overview and Teacher Guidance
Student Sheet 1a UK places and seas (different age ranges available)
Student Sheet 1b UK marine landmarks (different age ranges available)
Student Sheet 1c Postcard template
Student Sheet 1d Travel brochure template
It forms Lesson 1 of 12 from the Our Ocean Planet resource, which is designed to support Key Stage 2 teachers to teach all aspects of the ocean. It can be used as a full topic with over 20 hours of classroom activities or using a pick and mix approach. All lessons and resources are available from Encounter Edu’s TES profile.
Encounter Edu links curriculum aligned education with global burning issues to inspire STEM careers and encourage environmental stewardship. Learn more about what we do at www.encounteredu.com or by visiting our TES Shop, filled with quality, free of charge resources.
Take your pupils on a journey from the classroom – Google Earth can bring the world closer and inspire curiosity as an integral part of lessons.
With tours or layers you can dive into the oceans, track endangered species, monitor earthquakes and weather, keep up-to-date with resource conflicts – or create your very own layers.
The manuals bring together skills for space and mapping, using tech tools and project management.
This Geography #GoogleExpeditions lesson develops student understanding of the concept of environmental change using Borneo as a case study.
Students will visit Borneo using the Google Expeditions virtual field trip and learn about the factors driving environmental change including the role of palm oil production. Students will then propose solutions to the problems resulting from deforestation.
Google Expeditions are immersive 360 degree photo stories designed for use in the classroom. For more see: https://www.google.com/edu/expeditions/
To download Google Docs versions of the lesson plan and student sheet go to: https://goo.gl/Smu3UK