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Ocean Education

Bring the Ocean Into Your Classroom

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Ocean Education

Bring engaging and important ocean learning to your classroom. Use these resources to help your students learn about ocean life, human interactions with the ocean, and the ocean’s physical geography, and to gain the information necessary to formulate their own opinions on ocean-related environmental issues.

Resources for Grades 9-12

  • Photo: Sea turtle face.

    Unit

    Go to our marine ecology unit to find project-based learning resources you can use to teach students about marine ecology, human impacts on the ocean, and ocean conservation.

Illustrations

  • Illustration: Deep Sea Ecosystem

    Marine Ecosystems

    Use these illustrations with students in Grades 3-5 to explore various marine ecosystems.

  • Illustration: Deep Sea Community

    Marine Communities

    Use these illustrations with students in Grades 9-12 to explore various marine ecosystems.

Reference

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Environmental Literacy

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    One Ocean

    Download this free, reader-friendly guide for teaching about the critical environmental topic of the ocean.

Related Resources

Marine Ecology, Human Impacts, & Conservation

  • Photo: Sea turtle face.

    Unit

    Go to our marine ecology unit to find project-based learning resources you can use to teach students about marine ecology, human impacts on the ocean, and ocean conservation.

The Ocean

  • Photo: Red snapper

    The Ocean

    Find out what National Geographic offers to support ocean conservation.

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    Ocean for Life

    See how students from around the world connect to the ocean through photography.