World Ocean Day

World Ocean Day is celebrated June 8 each year. The 2024 theme is Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate. You can explore the theme further on the World Ocean Day website.

World Ocean Day seamlessly integrates into the your curriculum, enhancing engagement in learning science, geography, and sustainability. It offers an opportunity to delve into marine biology, ecosystems, and conservation efforts, instilling environmental stewardship among students.

To promote participation in World Ocean Day, enjoy free access to these ocean-related activities and resources:

• Clean the Ocean coding: In this 2Code activity, including step-by-step video instructions, students create a scene and input code so a submarine driver can collect rubbish from the sea.
• All About World Ocean Day writing frame: Promote the importance of World Ocean Day with this writing stimulus with supplementary reading material for reference, along with multimedia options and scaffolding prompts.
• Marine Habitats writing frame: This Marine Habitats activity is designed to support students in exploring the significance of safeguarding marine habitats and identifying ways individuals can contribute to this cause.
• Diver Mashcam: Add your face to our diver Mashcam and be immersed in our oceans. Students can ‘be’ the diver and then record their reflections as text or audio recordings.
• Serial Mash book - Ruby Starts to Save the World: Read Ruby’s story and use the related resources to support comprehension of the story and wider environmental considerations raised.