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The Oceans Lesson Collection
11 resourcesExplore the impact of human activity on our oceans with this comprehensive lesson collection. Featuring curated BBC video clips and printable activities, these resources dive into topics like pollution, overfishing, and ocean habitats, helping students understand the challenges facing ocean life and inspiring them to become ocean conservation advocates.
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How Do People Impact the Oceans?In this lesson, you’ll help your students explore the impact humans have on the world’s oceans. Start things off with a fun game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to get your class thinking about this incredible biome. Then, guide your students through two engaging videos that highlight the connection between ocean animals and human activities. Wrap up the lesson with a creative activity where your students design ocean conservation posters to show how we can all work together to keep our oceans clean.
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Keep the Ocean Blue: How Humans Impact Our OceansIn this lesson, students will explore the effects that humans have on the world’s oceans. The lesson will begin with a game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to activate students’ prior knowledge about this enormous biome. Next, students will work with a partner to watch two videos and explore the relationship between various ocean animals and human activity. Students will then share what they learned with their peers and create ocean conservation posters that educate viewers about the impact of human activities on ocean animals.
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Reducing Human Impact on Our OceansIn this lesson, students will collaborate to understand how marine life is affected by human actions. The Dive into this engaging lesson where your students will uncover how human actions affect marine life. Kick things off with a fun game of "Three Truths and a Lie" about the ocean to spark curiosity and get everyone talking. Then, break into small groups and tackle a jigsaw activity as students watch short, thought-provoking videos about ocean animals and human impact. Together, they’ll share insights, tackle discussion questions, and use their newfound knowledge to create eye-catching infographics. These creations will inspire others to take action and protect our incredible oceans!
Lesson Plan
How Do People Impact the Oceans?In this lesson, you’ll help your students explore the impact humans have on the world’s oceans. Start things off with a fun game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to get your class thinking about this incredible biome. Then, guide your students through two engaging videos that highlight the connection between ocean animals and human activities. Wrap up the lesson with a creative activity where your students design ocean conservation posters to show how we can all work together to keep our oceans clean.
Lesson Plan
Keep the Ocean Blue: How Humans Impact Our OceansIn this lesson, students will explore the effects that humans have on the world’s oceans. The lesson will begin with a game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to activate students’ prior knowledge about this enormous biome. Next, students will work with a partner to watch two videos and explore the relationship between various ocean animals and human activity. Students will then share what they learned with their peers and create ocean conservation posters that educate viewers about the impact of human activities on ocean animals.
Lesson Plan
Reducing Human Impact on Our OceansIn this lesson, students will collaborate to understand how marine life is affected by human actions. The Dive into this engaging lesson where your students will uncover how human actions affect marine life. Kick things off with a fun game of "Three Truths and a Lie" about the ocean to spark curiosity and get everyone talking. Then, break into small groups and tackle a jigsaw activity as students watch short, thought-provoking videos about ocean animals and human impact. Together, they’ll share insights, tackle discussion questions, and use their newfound knowledge to create eye-catching infographics. These creations will inspire others to take action and protect our incredible oceans!
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The Tool-Using Tusk FishIn The Tool-Using Tusk Fish, narrator Sir David Attenborough suggests that tusk fish, and perhaps other fish species, may be more intelligent than people ever thought possible. When the tusk fish finds food, such as a clam, it uses coral as a tool to crack open the clam and feed itself. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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The Sperm Whale Mother and Calf: Deep Diver and Patient WaiterIn The Sperm Whale Mother and Calf: Deep Diver and Patient Waiter, narrator Sir David Attenborough observes a sperm whale and her calf, resting, communicating, and feeding. The calf won’t be able to dive deep enough to hunt for squid for the first six years of life, but the mother dives and hunts and returns with a store of milk for the waiting calf. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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A World of Whale Sound Beneath the SeaIn A World of Whale Sound Beneath the Sea, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows scientists as they track whales. This tracking enables the scientists to redirect shipping and reduce collisions. Tracking also allows them to monitor how the whales use sound as a vital means of communication deep beneath the sea. Unfortunately, human activity and noise pollution is masking some of that sound, having an impact on whale behavior in ways that we’re still learning about. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: The Death of the Oceans, which reveals what scientists are learning about what is happening in the oceans and whether it is too late to save their remarkable diversity.
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Giant Creatures of the Great Barrier ReefIn Giant Creatures of the Great Barrier Reef, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how certain animals work together to find food. Teamwork makes the dream work for these largest animals in Australia's Great Barrier Reef! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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Coral BleachingIn Coral Bleaching, witness the effects of global warming on coral ecosystems. The world’s oceans are warming due to climate change, which negatively affects coral reefs, home to about a quarter of all ocean life. Coral is highly sensitive to temperature changes, and as ocean temperatures rise, coral bleaching becomes more extreme. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Climate
Change — The Facts, a documentary that delves into the science of climate change and its far-reaching consequences.
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Earth’s Heat Blanket: The Power of Carbon DioxideIn Earth’s Heat Blanket: The Power of Carbon Dioxide, geologist Iain Stewart explores how volcanoes play a vital role in releasing carbon dioxide, a gas that helps trap heat and keeps Earth warm enough for life. Without it, our planet would be a frozen wasteland, but too much of it can cause rapid climate changes. Scientists are now studying Siberia, one of the coldest places on the planet, to understand how melting permafrost could be a predictor of Earth’s future climate. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary series in which Dr. Iain Stewart discovers how Earth's forces can shape nature, species, and even the climate.
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The Tool-Using Tusk FishIn The Tool-Using Tusk Fish, narrator Sir David Attenborough suggests that tusk fish, and perhaps other fish species, may be more intelligent than people ever thought possible. When the tusk fish finds food, such as a clam, it uses coral as a tool to crack open the clam and feed itself. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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The Sperm Whale Mother and Calf: Deep Diver and Patient WaiterIn The Sperm Whale Mother and Calf: Deep Diver and Patient Waiter, narrator Sir David Attenborough observes a sperm whale and her calf, resting, communicating, and feeding. The calf won’t be able to dive deep enough to hunt for squid for the first six years of life, but the mother dives and hunts and returns with a store of milk for the waiting calf. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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A World of Whale Sound Beneath the SeaIn A World of Whale Sound Beneath the Sea, narrator Sir David Attenborough follows scientists as they track whales. This tracking enables the scientists to redirect shipping and reduce collisions. Tracking also allows them to monitor how the whales use sound as a vital means of communication deep beneath the sea. Unfortunately, human activity and noise pollution is masking some of that sound, having an impact on whale behavior in ways that we’re still learning about. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Horizon: The Death of the Oceans, which reveals what scientists are learning about what is happening in the oceans and whether it is too late to save their remarkable diversity.
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Giant Creatures of the Great Barrier ReefIn Giant Creatures of the Great Barrier Reef, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how certain animals work together to find food. Teamwork makes the dream work for these largest animals in Australia's Great Barrier Reef! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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Coral BleachingIn Coral Bleaching, witness the effects of global warming on coral ecosystems. The world’s oceans are warming due to climate change, which negatively affects coral reefs, home to about a quarter of all ocean life. Coral is highly sensitive to temperature changes, and as ocean temperatures rise, coral bleaching becomes more extreme. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Climate
Change — The Facts, a documentary that delves into the science of climate change and its far-reaching consequences.
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Earth’s Heat Blanket: The Power of Carbon DioxideIn Earth’s Heat Blanket: The Power of Carbon Dioxide, geologist Iain Stewart explores how volcanoes play a vital role in releasing carbon dioxide, a gas that helps trap heat and keeps Earth warm enough for life. Without it, our planet would be a frozen wasteland, but too much of it can cause rapid climate changes. Scientists are now studying Siberia, one of the coldest places on the planet, to understand how melting permafrost could be a predictor of Earth’s future climate. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Earth: The Power of the Planet, a documentary series in which Dr. Iain Stewart discovers how Earth's forces can shape nature, species, and even the climate.
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