Part of Ocean Literacy Principle 4: The ocean makes Earth habitable. On this webpage there are resources about Prochlorococcus and phytoplankton.
TED Talks are inspirational and led by world experts in their field. In this short YouTube video, the Oceanographer Penny Chisholm talks about what she has dedicated her life to studying: the microscopic Prochlorococcus, link.
PACE stands for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission that recently launched in 2024. In this fun game you can learn about different types of phytoplankton, link.
Summary: We've learned about Prochlorococcus and phytoplankton.
Q: What did you discover? How did it make you feel? Write in your ocean journal and do a beautiful drawing!