World Ocean Day | Teaching Resources
Produced By:
MSC
States:
Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA
Aimed at:
Grade 3
- 8
Curriculum 9.0:
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Keywords:
ocean, world ocean day, life and livelihoods, future, overfishing, fish stocks, fish, fishing, sustainability, climate change, pollution, marine pollution, ocean acidification, MSC, marine, biodiversity, bycatch, coral bleaching, food security, ecosystem, fishery, economic growth, population, Sustainable development goals, Sustainable fishing, SDG, Invasive species
World Ocean Day | Teaching Resources
World Ocean Day is an opportunity to celebrate the people around the world who are working hard to protect ocean ecosystems. In this lesson plan, we will focus on real fisheries in Australia that are working to safeguard future generations of both people and fish.
Choose a case study from a real sustainable fishery in Australia, and write to a fisher who is working hard to safeguard the ocean and fish for future generations!
Letter Writing Project – Competition
To celebrate World Ocean Day in 2023, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is hosting a challenge for schools to write a letter to fisher! After exploring one of the fishery case studies in the lesson plan, students write their letter to a sustainable fisher.
In their letters, students may like to:
- Share why their love the ocean
- Share their own experiences with fish and fishing
- Give thanks to fishers for the hard work that they do, providing nutritious food for us to eat
- Explain why they think that sustainable fishing is important
Students are highly encouraged to include drawings, paintings, or other creative expressions!
When the letters are delivered, the MSC will create a short film together with the fishers, so that students can see the fisher’s responses. See a similar example from this letter-writing project in Spain.
Prizes
1. All participating students will be entered into a random prize draw to WIN a $50 ALDI gift card. One entry will be given per student letter.
2. The school that sends the most student letters overall will also be eligible to win a virtual classroom with a fisher, during which students can ask all of their questions about marine life, fishing, and life on board a fishing vessel.
Competition closing date is 31 July, 2023. To find out more, head to: https://www.msc.org/en-au/for-teachers/ocean-literacy/australian-education-curriculum/world-ocean-day-teaching-resources
Teacher’s Guide – Australian Curriculum
Learn about fisheries in Australia that are working to safeguard future generations of both people and fish. Activities are adaptable for ages 7+ and Years 3 to 8 across English, Geography, Science, Visual Arts, and Design & Technology.
Thank you, Fishers! – Slides
Set of slides to be used with the Thank You, Fishers! lesson plan.
Kahoot Quiz: Atlantic Cod
Our Kahoot Quiz ‘Cod: collapse, conservation, culture’ (Game Pin: 009684789) tells the story of the cod fishery in Newfoundland, Canada, which collapsed in the 1980s after many years of overfishing.