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In this UNESCO video on YouTube you can hear the voice of Francesca Santoro, Senior Programme Specialist at the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, she is the Coordinator of the Ocean Literacy With All Programme, link. In her role she works to spread Ocean Literacy through numerous different campaigns, outreach and public engagements that encourage a spread of best practices for learning about the ocean and offer networking opportunities for educators.
Imagine you are a curious alien travelling through the Universe; you find a nearly round sphere covered by 71% water, Google Earth link.
What would you name it? Do a class vote and discussion.
How is sea level expected to change over time? What areas are most affected? Is your country expected to have flooding? What about Venice in Italy? Explore the webpage at this link and then do a class discussion. This webpage was created by "Climate Central", a group of individuals sharing how climate change will affect our lives.
Summary: We've learned about the First Principal of Ocean Literacy, that our Earth has one big ocean with many features, and that most of the water on Earth is located in the ocean. In addition we saw that sea level rise will cause some areas on land to be at risk of flooding.
Q: What did you discover? How did it make you feel? Write in your ocean journal and do a beautiful drawing!
On the next pages of the book you'll learn more about Principle One:
The first principal of Ocean Literacy can also be applied to the Mediterranean Sea, in this case we can say:
The Mediterranean Sea, semi-enclosed by land of three continents is part of one big ocean and has many unique features.
Learn more about this special Sea here, link.
The image at the top of the page in the header is of the Strait of Messina, famous for being a challenging area for boats to navigate. An important Greek writer called Homer wrote about the waters, saying they were home to sea monsters: Scylla and Charybdis! Nowadays, Science has shown us that the cause of these swirling and flowing waters are actually predictable currents that are driven by the tides.
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