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2018-2019 - Oceanography: Introduction

Essential Questions

Promoting Ocean Literacy

 

United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development

"Healthy oceans and seas are essential to our existence. They cover 70 percent of our planet and we rely on them for food, energy and water. Yet, we have managed to do tremendous damage to these precious resources. We must protect them by eliminating pollution and overfishing and immediately start to responsibly manage and protect all marine life around the world" (Goal 14). 

Essential Questions: ​

  • How can I promote Ocean Literacy?
  • How can I make a difference and teach people to protect the ocean? 

Opening Activity

  • Step One: In the Padlet, add ONE problem or issue confronting our oceans.
  • Step Two: Open this LINK and select one of the UN's Global Targets (at the bottom of the page) that relates to the issue you wrote about in step one. Copy and paste that goal and explain how it connects to your original post.

  • Step Three: Elaborate on your classmates' ideas; build on their posts by asking questions, connecting new ideas, etc.

  • So What?: How does this activity relate to your assignment? 

UN Global Goals - Connections