Discover the challenges the oceans face due to human induced climate change and how we can come up with solutions.

What will students learn? - Stage 4

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The fragile marine system.
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Marine rock pools.
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Types of algae eaters and their role in keeping ecosystems clean.
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Importance of leaving natural species in the environment alone and keeping marine ecosystems untouched.
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Legal rules around illegally taking species from marine environments.
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Recycling shells to help the ecosystem.
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How every creature in a rock pool has its purpose.
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How a healthy ocean is crucial to life on land.
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The importance of underwater photography and its documentation of sea life.
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Rare sea creatures.
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Types of crabs and cleaner shrimp.
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How to fish in a sustainable way.

Lizzy is passionate about the marine ecosystem and underwater photography.

Lizzy

Stage 4 Lesson: Ocean Acidification

  • Syllabus Reference
  • Resources
  • Student worksheet
  • Marine Ecosystem Food Web
  • Activites
  • Discussion questions

Resources to download

Students will create their own food web.

Food-web

Learn what a Nudibranch is...meet "Ray" the pancake...have you ever seen a Weedfish? Lizzy meets so many underwater marine creates in the Bay at Minnie Waters and she loves sharing her stories!

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Learning Resources

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Primary Teaching Resources

Curriculum linked unit outlines with a 3 week staged based lesson plan for teachers to download.

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