In this recorded professional learning session, Lyn Rogers and Steve Hathaway from Young Ocean Explorers introduce some exciting marine teaching and learning resources and:
- chat about Steve’s work as an underwater cameraman, his passion for the ocean and the importance of studying the marine environment
- explore resources that support learning at all ages about different aspects of marine science – specifically from Young Ocean Explorers, the Science Learning Hub and the Department of Conservation
- discuss how we can use these resources to engage our students in learning about the marine environment.
This was well worth it Steve – stories are so fantastic. It would be great to use your ‘stories’ for engagement with students.
Teacher
Really looking forward to looking at the DOC resources.
Teacher
You may find it easier to download the video and Slideshow presentation.
Index
| Topic | Slide number(s) | Video timecode |
| Introduction, welcome and purpose of the webinar | 1–3 | 00:9 |
| Steve Hathaway – an introduction | 4 | 02:05 |
| Why study the ocean? | 5-6 | 06:11 |
| Young Ocean Explorers | 7-10 | 10:41 |
| Who else is involved? | 11 | 19:39 |
| Investigating marine reserves | 12–15 | 23:39 |
| Being there – in the environment | 16 | 31:15 |
| Stimulating discussion and curiosity | 17 | 34:23 |
| Exploring values and perspectives | 18-19 | 43:27 |
| Some more SLH marine resources | 20 | n/a |
| Thanks and contact details | 21 | 45:35 |
Nature of science
This webinar looks at a range of resources that teachers and students can use in their inquiries about topics related to marine studies. Inquiry is a fundamental process underpinning the nature of science1. Exploring socio-scientific2 issues and taking action where appropriate is the basis of the participating and contributing strand of the nature of science in the NZC.
Activity ideas
There are a variety of activities on the Hub that help students to get involved in marine science. These include Build a marine food-web, Making and using a quadrat and Introducing biodiversity. The Ethics thinking toolkit is also a great way of supporting students to engage with issues affecting New Zealand’s marine ecosystems3.
Related content
There is a huge range of articles and teacher PLD resources to support both students and teachers on various aspects of marine science. These include Investigating life in the sea – introduction, Marine habitats, Classifying marine organisms, Project Hotspot – using citizen science to better protect coastal threatened species, Seaweek resources and Topic planners – marine resources.
The Connected article Sea science uses a Great Barrier Island citizen science4 project as the context to explore marine debris and the dangers it poses to marine life. It also provides a useful framework for schools that are considering the undertaking of a similar project.
Acknowledgement
We thank Steve Hathaway from Young Ocean Explorers for his involvement and enthusiasm in this webinar and for the use of his resources. We also thank the Department of Conservation for sharing their photos and their new resource Investigating Marine Reserves.
- nature of science: The Nature of Science (NoS), is an overarching and unifying strand of the New Zealand science curriculum. Through it, students develop the skills, attitudes and values to build a foundation for understanding the world around them – understanding how science works in order to make links between scientific knowledge and everyday decisions and actions.
- socio-scientific: Combining social and scientific factors.
- ecosystem: An interacting system including the biological, physical, and chemical relationships between a community of organisms and the environment they live in.
- citizen science: Citizen volunteers participate in scientific projects and work in partnership with scientists to answer scientific questions.
