How can we protect our oceans?

During this lesson, I am going to be telling you about how we can protect our oceans. Lots of our marine animals are under threat because of our human activity. I will be reading you a story about a curious whale who wants to cook a stew for his friend. But the ingredients he uses are not what we expect! We will be talking about lots of things we can do to protect this important environment.

How can we protect our oceans?

During this lesson, I am going to be telling you about how we can protect our oceans. Lots of our marine animals are under threat because of our human activity. I will be reading you a story about a curious whale who wants to cook a stew for his friend. But the ingredients he uses are not what we expect! We will be talking about lots of things we can do to protect this important environment.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Plastic in the ocean
  2. How plastic got into the ocean
  3. How to reduce plastic waste and what actions pupils can take

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3 Questions

Q1.
1) What is human activity?
Correct answer: Human activities are all the things we do in our life.
Human activities are things we don't do.
Q2.
2) Is plastic harmful to our marine animals?
No
Correct answer: Yes
Q3.
3) Can I tidy up the beach?
No
Correct answer: Yes

3 Questions

Q1.
1) Which ocean is underneath the North Pole?
Correct answer: Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Q2.
2) Which ocean surrounds the South Pole?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Correct answer: Southern Ocean
Q3.
3) Which two oceans are near the United Kingdom?
Correct answer: Arctic Ocean
Correct answer: Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean

Lesson appears in

UnitGeography / Oceans and Seas

Geography