Exploring Ocean Mysteries: From Dynamic Shores to the Deep Sea Workshop
Date/Time: December 5 & 6, 2023 (Please check the time for each day)
Exploring Ocean Mysteries Curriculum Educator Workshops
What do world-travelling plastic toys, biodiversity in the deep sea, climate change and the last great unexplored area on Earth have in common? The critical need for ocean literacy! Learning about the ocean is often neglected in our schools, yet it comprises 71% of Earth’s surface. Life on Earth evolved in and depends on our global ocean
We are hosting an overview workshop for our new curriculum, “Exploring Ocean Mysteries: From Dynamic Shores to the Deep Sea.” This workshop will be offered both on December 5th and 6th. This curriculum has 17 educational lesson plans targeted for grades 5-8 and adaptable for grades 4-12.
The lessons focus on the seven Ocean Literacy Principles, Climate Literacy, and use the National Marine Sanctuary System as an engaging backdrop that helps students understand their importance for exploration, research, Indigenous cultures, and more. The lessons and supporting resources have been created by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in collaboration with Engaging Every Student, supported by funding from the National Geographic Society and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
All lessons will build upon work already completed to connect Ocean Literacy with NGSS by using information from the Ocean Literacy Handbook particularly the Ocean Literacy Framework, which is comprised of the Ocean Literacy Guide, the Ocean Literacy Scope and Sequence for Grades K–12 and the Alignment of Ocean Literacy to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Register for December 5, 2023, from 3:30-5:00 pm Pacific Time
Register for December 6, 2023, from 5:30-7:00 pm Pacific Time