Oceans on the Edge
An Introduction to the Ocean
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What is the state of the world's oceans today? |
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"File:Plastic ocean input from top 20 rivers, OWID.svg" by Our World In Data is licensed under CC BY 3.0
What is the state of the world's oceans today? |
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oceans_on_the_edge_workbook.pdf | |
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Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Main task 1
Watch this video. Note down reasons why oceans are important and what challenges oceans currently face. Task 2- Look at the map in the workbook below. The darker areas shows areas which are experiencing high levels of environmental damage. Describe the areas that are experiencing the highest levels of damage. Challenge- explain why you think these areas are facing higher levels of damage. Stuck? Use a world map to help you name specific continents and countries that seem to have higher risks. Are they more or less populated countries? Is most damage near coastlines or in the middle of oceans? |
Task 3- Use google to research the definitions of these key terms. Write the definitions next to the word.
›Biodiversity ›Food chains ›Ecosystems ›Dead zones Challenge: Try to write a paragraph that includes all of these key terms. Think about how they relate to each other! Main task 4. Task 4- Use the ‘Oceans Under Threat’ Information to fill in the blanks in the workbook. Watch the ‘Human Activities’ video to complete the human activities affecting the oceans section in your workbook. Plenary- What do you think is the biggest threat to our oceans? Why? |
Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Main task 1
Task 1- Watch ‘The Perfect Coral Reef’. Use it to describe what a coral reef is like and what a polyp is. Main task 2- Read the information about coral reefs. Use it to describe what a coral reef is and describe their distribution (where they are) on the planet. Try to include at least three named places! Stuck? Coral reefs are mostly found near the… For example they are found off the coast of… They are also found…. |
Main task 3-
Read in the information in ‘ Where do corals live?’ and watch ‘Why do coral’s bleach’. Use this to explain why corals live in certain in certain places based on the temperatures, why they don’t tend to live deeper than 25m deep and why the water needs to be clear. Stuck? There are multiple reasons why coral reefs are found here. Firstly they are here because… Secondly… Finally… Main task 4- Watch the ‘Coral Reefs, Polyps in peril’ video and read the ‘Uses of coral reefs’. Create a spider diagram to show why corals are so important. |
Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task.. |
Main task 1
Task 1- Watch the Finding Nemo video. Note down three possible threats to the coral reef shown in the clip! Main task 2- Task 2- Read the different threats to coral reefs in the workbook. Categorize them into human, natural and human& natural. Show the categories by coloring/ highlighting them in 3 different colours. Challenge- Which do category do you think is most dangerous? Why? |
Main task 3
Task 3- Watch the Philippines Threats video and note down what is damaging the coral reefs in this specific example. Main task 4- Further investigate the range of threats that face the coral reefs using the 'Savings the Worlds Reefs' link. Make a spider diagram to show your findings. You must include the different types of fishing that are the most damaging. Challenge- off of each threat, in a different colour explain why it is a threat. Plenary- Write down 3 solutions for these challenges that coral reefs are facing. |
Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Main task 1- Watch the coral bleaching video. Use this to complete the gap fill in the workbook. Challenge: Do you think this is an example of direct or indirect threats of climate change? Main task 2- Note down 4 key points about direct and indirect impacts of climate change on oceans using the ‘Direct/ Indirect Threats’ information. Task 3- Watch the video about Tuvalu. Summarise below what the key threats of climate change to this Island nation. Task 4- Read the information about ‘Threats around the world. Use it to complete the table in your workbook showing the social and economic impacts in different places around the world. The first one has been done for you. Challenge: What role does development play in the types of impacts that are felt by different people. |
Plenary- •Answer this exam question (6 marks) –Using examples, explain the impacts of climate change on developed countries. Stuck? 1.Introduction- are you looking at developed or developing countries? 2. Impact 1- An impact of climate change is………………For example in……….This is a positive/negative impact because… 3. Impact 2- Another impact of climate change is………………For example in…….. This is a positive/negative impact because… 4. Impact 3- A further impact of climate change is……………….For example in…………. This is a positive/negative impact because… |
Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1-
Look at the graph in your workbook. Write a BETA paragraph to describe what it shows. Remember, B- What are the numbers at the beginning, E- What are they by the end? T- What is the overall trend/ pattern (has it increased or decreased). A- Anomaly- is there anything that doesn’t fit the trend? Task 2- Use the ‘North Sea Management‘ information to produce, produce a spider diagram to show what would need to be in a whole ecosystem approach to managing the North Sea. Challenge: Explain how global warming could impact cod stocks |
Task 3- Use the ‘St Lucia Local Management’ information to answer the following questions.
1.Which people were involved in developing the SMMA? 2.Why do you think it is important to involve all these people? 3.What different zones did the SMMA set up, and why do you think they are useful? 4.What problems and successes has the SMMA had? Challenge: What would you change about the scheme to improve it. Why? Look at the ‘why was protection needed’ section. Plenary- Create a 5 question quiz based on your learning so far this topic. Test people at home and teach them anything they don't know! |
Starter
Read over the instructions for each task you are do complete for this lesson. This will help you to focus on the information you will need as you go through the independent research links and videos. Note: To show your work each lesson you could - 1) Complete the PowerPoint provided and upload completed work to Show My Homework or email to your teacher. 2) You can print off the pdf file, complete the tasks, take pictures or scan your work and upload to Show My Homework or email the work to your teacher. 3) If you are really stuck, you can simply complete the tasks on a sheet of paper and send your completed work to Class Charts or email your teacher. 4) The amount of time each task should take you is in brackets. If a task is taking a lot longer than the suggested time, stop and move onto the next task. |
Task 1- Read the information about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Use it to answer these questions.
Task 2- Use the video about the ‘Ocean clean up’ to make a spider diagram summarising one of solving this problem. |
Task 3.
Watch the video by David Attenborough about ‘Protecting our Oceans’. Firstly, describe what we are doing to continually damage our oceans. Secondly, describe how we can change this in the future. Now, using all of your knowledge from this topic, why is it so important that we do commit to saving our oceans and how do you think we should it? Local methods or global methods? |