World Ocean Day
8th June 2021
The purpose of World Ocean Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans. In the end, it is a day to celebrate together the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the ocean. - UNESCO
To learn more about World Oceans Day see;
Primary World Ocean Day | Post-Primary World Ocean Day
To help celebrate Green-Schools Marine Week, Scoilnet has created some lessons for you to explore the Marine theme within subject specifications like Science, English, CSPE, and Geography.
Ireland's Marine Environment
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xi...DYmSXfSA-4XK_e6Q4P/view?usp=sharing Added: 13 Apr 2021 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson Plan / PresentationExamine who eats who and where in Ireland’s marine ecosystem using this structured lesson containing six lesson activities. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to define terminology like producer, consumer, predator, and prey. Most students will be able to provide examples of adaptations of some marine organisms, and develop marine food chains and a marine food web.
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- JC
- Science
Strand: 5. Biological Science
Strand unit: 5. Habitats/Adaptation/Competition
Suggestions for use: Present the presentation onto the board and use the structure to guide the class through the lesson activities within.
Strand: 5. Biological Science
Strand unit: 8. Matter & Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
Plastic Pollution in Our Ocean
https://docs.google.com/presentatio...start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 Added: 06 Apr 2021 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson Plan / PresentationA staggering 8 million tonnes of plastic pollution ends up in the world’s ocean each year. Explore some of the causes of plastic pollution in our oceans, the environmental impact of plastic pollution on our ocean, and research possible solutions to the problem of plastic pollution at local, national, and international levels.
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- JC
- Science
Strand: 3. Chemical World
Strand unit: 10. Humans Contribution to Sustainability
Suggestions for use: Presentation guiding students through a number of lesson activities. The structure of the presentation supports students in developing and building an awareness around plastic pollution and ocean health.
- JC
- CSPE
Strand: 2. Global Citizenship
Strand unit: 2.1 Sustainability
- JC
- Geography
Strand: 2. How We Interact With the Physical World
Strand unit: 9. Interrelationships: Tourism, Transport ...
Seaspiracy - Writing Task
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/35736/35504.pdf Added: 10 Apr 2021 Contributor: Clare Madden Resource type: Guide/notes / Lesson Plan / Presentation / ProjectLC English Paper 1 Q B. Unit of work based on the documentary Seaspiracy. This unit uses the documentary as a stimulus for reading and question B writing task. Writing task is a persuasive letter. Writing task is scaffolded to assist students.
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- SC
- English
Strand: Composing
Suggestions for use: Paper 1 Question B
INFOMAR - Lesson Activities
https://www.scoilnet.ie/go-to-post-primary/infomar/ Added: 20 Jul 2018 Contributor: Aoife McDonnell Resource type: Guide/notes / Presentation / SimulationINFOMAR have made their resources available to Scoilnet and subject editors have developed curriculum-focused activities around these resources. Resources have been divided into the three collections based on the work of INFOMAR and the learning intentions for this geography collection. The activities and resources within each collection can be used in the classroom to enhance the students learning of geographical skills.
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- TY
- TY Subject Sampling
Strand: Geography
Marine Resources that Caught Our Eye
Dive deep into the oceans of learning resources with the Marine Institute.
The Aquarium team has a number of school programmes, virtual tour, and resources.
Green School has a number of resources to support the Marine Environment theme.
Take a closer interest in the oceans with ResponSEAble resources.
Resources to help everyone make a SeaChange in their life. EU H2020 funded project.
Sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
