Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 116 views

    Blueback What Is Ocean Literacy Week 2-Student Worksheet 1

    Uploaded by

    api-314003507
    Ocean literacy involves understanding how the ocean influences humans and how human activities influence the ocean. It has three main elements: understanding ocean science concepts, communicating about the ocean meaningfully, and making informed decisions that consider the ocean. The document discusses how the character Abby from Blueback demonstrates ocean literacy and prompts students to research and answer questions about coral bleaching, its causes and impacts, and how ocean literacy can help address issues like this.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Blueback What Is Ocean Literacy Week 2-Student Worksheet 1

    Uploaded by

    api-314003507
    116 views4 pages
    Ocean literacy involves understanding how the ocean influences humans and how human activities influence the ocean. It has three main elements: understanding ocean science concepts, communicating about the ocean meaningfully, and making informed decisions that consider the ocean. The document discusses how the character Abby from Blueback demonstrates ocean literacy and prompts students to research and answer questions about coral bleaching, its causes and impacts, and how ocean literacy can help address issues like this.

    Original Title

    blueback what is ocean literacy week 2-student worksheet 1

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Ocean literacy involves understanding how the ocean influences humans and how human activities influence the ocean. It has three main elements: understanding ocean science concepts, communicating about the ocean meaningfully, and making informed decisions that consider the ocean. The document discusses how the character Abby from Blueback demonstrates ocean literacy and prompts students to research and answer questions about coral bleaching, its causes and impacts, and how ocean literacy can help address issues like this.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    116 views4 pages

    Blueback What Is Ocean Literacy Week 2-Student Worksheet 1

    Uploaded by

    api-314003507
    Ocean literacy involves understanding how the ocean influences humans and how human activities influence the ocean. It has three main elements: understanding ocean science concepts, communicating about the ocean meaningfully, and making informed decisions that consider the ocean. The document discusses how the character Abby from Blueback demonstrates ocean literacy and prompts students to research and answer questions about coral bleaching, its causes and impacts, and how ocean literacy can help address issues like this.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 4

    Blueback: What is ocean literacy?

    Week 2
    Student worksheet
    In which ways does the ocean benefit from us learning more about it?
    Ocean literacy
    “Understanding the ocean’s influence on you, and your influence on the ocean” - (United Nations
    Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

    Three Elements of Ocean Literacy

    Understands the essential principles and fundamental concepts of a healthy ocean

    Can communicate about the ocean in meaningful ways

    Can make informed and responsible decisions regarding the ocean and its resources 

    This lesson was made in Partnership


    with the Minderoo Foundation. ©2023 Cool Australia Page 1 of 4
    Abby's ocean literacy 
    Having watched Blueback, we know that Abby is highly ocean literate. Think of different scenes where
    Abby demonstrates her ocean literacy. Use this table to help you. 

    Ocean literacy element Describe a Blueback scene where Abby shows her ocean literacy.

    Understands the essential


    principles and fundamental
    concepts of a healthy ocean

      Can communicate about


    the ocean in meaningful
    ways

    Can make informed and


    responsible decisions
    regarding the ocean and its
    resources 

    This lesson was made in Partnership


    with the Minderoo Foundation. ©2023 Cool Australia Page 2 of 4
    Educating ourselves
    Coral bleaching is one issue impacting the ocean's health. You might like to start your research by
    exploring the information on the Great Barrier Reef Foundation's website for coral
    bleaching (barrierreef.org/the-reef/threats/coral-bleaching)

    Answer these questions: 

    What is the problem addressed in the website?

    What is the cause of the problem? 

    How is it impacting ocean life?

    How is it impacting humans?

    This lesson was made in Partnership


    with the Minderoo Foundation. ©2023 Cool Australia Page 3 of 4
     

    How can we help? Or, who is already helping?

    Why is ocean literacy important?


    Finish the end of these writing prompts:  

    I understand that it is important to become ocean literate because …

    Becoming ocean literate will help me make a more positive impact on the ocean because… 

    This lesson was made in Partnership


    with the Minderoo Foundation. ©2023 Cool Australia Page 4 of 4

    You might also like