Ocean Literacy
Ocean Literacy:
Essential Principles & Fundamental Concepts of Ocean Sciences for Learners of All Ages
What is Ocean Literacy?
Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s
influence on you and your influence on the ocean.
An ocean-literate person:
Understands the essential principles and fundamental concepts about the ocean;
Can communicate about the ocean in a
meaningful way; and
Is able to make informed and responsible
decisions regarding the ocean and its resources.
Fundamental Concepts Include:
< One Big Ocean
< Shaping the Features of Earth
< Weather and Climate
< A Habitable Planet
< Diversity of Life
< Humans & the Ocean
< An Unexplored Landscape
FMI:
Please visit www.oceanliteracy.net
for an online version of this document, updates, correlations to education standards, and links to related educational resources.
Ocean Science App
A prototype tablet app for Ocean Science Literacy is now available! Developed by Ringier Studios, this app was developed in partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
To support all educators and parents teaching from home in the weeks ahead, the World Ocean Observatory is pulling together a compendium of home-study tools and resources for teaching and learning about the ocean. These resources can be used by parents, schools, educators and others to address the educational gaps being created by local and national ‘shelter in place’ initiatives to help flatten the curve on the Covid-19 outbreak. This list of resources is a work in progress: please reach out if you have other key elements that we should be sharing with our global community.
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WORLD OCEAN EXPLORER 2020
With a game capable of reaching a global audience, WORLD OCEAN EXPLORER can expand interest in ocean issues and habitats, and excite students about the infinite possibilities associated with ocean exploration. LEARN MORE.
