Project: Celebrate the Sea (MP)

	Celebrate the Sea This project aims to facilitate a shared appreciation of the beauty of our oceans and the creatures which live in them and to encourage responsible behaviours in regard to looking after our beaches. Getting started: Teachers Please read "for the teacher" Create your profile with a description and an image (just click on your login name at the top right of the page) Help is available during school hours by phoning Cecily Wright on 08 8334 3288 Students Create your profile with a description and an image (just click on your login name at the top right of the page) Create an entry about yourself or your team in the Introductions glossary. Try all the activities Activities marked with the iwb symbol are most suited to use on an interactive whiteboard For the Teacher Resource News forum Glossary of Introductions Enter your school name in the Glossary. Write about yourself or your team. How old are you? Where is your school? Do you live near the coast or in an inland town or city? Introduce yourself or your team Glossary Discussion Forum Join an online forum to discuss the beach. You could also use this forum to discuss the impact we have on the ocean. What can we do to care for our ocean environment? Discuss the beach and how to care for our oceans Forum

1	National Sea Week 2010 The theme for Sea Week 2010 is Oceans of Life- ours to explore; ours to restore. Build Planet Earth to learn where the oceans are located. iwb Find out why oceans are important. Read about the following threats to our oceans. fishing and fish farming global warming and pollution nutrient pollution and toxic chemicals noise pollution and mining Try some quizzes to check your knowledge. Multiple choice quiz: Threats to our Oceans

2	Try a quiz Read the booklet 7 ways in 7 days to learn some tips about preserving our coastal environment. Try a sentence matching quiz to see ho much you understand. Sentence matching quiz file

3	Teach others how to care for coastal environments Use the links below to learn about Australia's coastal environment. Think of something you can do to care for our coastal environment. Add an action statement (describing some you can do) to the shared glossary. Learn about Australia's coastal environment Find out about seagrass meadows file Find out about marine pests and threats file Find out about coral bleaching file Find out about marine stormwater pollution file Find out about orange roughy file Add an action statement to the glossary Glossary: Caring for coastal environments

4	Research Follow the links below to do some research and take some notes. Contribute 5 interesting facts about the beach to the wiki. LINKS FOR RESEARCH iwb Secrets@Sea file Life on Australian Seashores file WIKI Wiki: Interesting facts about the sea

5	What is your favourite sea creature? Browse the sea creatures photo gallery. Go to the Kerpoof Studio. Log in with the nickname ozzyp, password seafun and course code D785. Create a sea creature picture. Save your picture in Kerpoof Studio. From time to time the OzProjects team will collect your pictures from our section of the Kerpoof Studio to share in the glossary and slideshow below. Sea Creatures Photo Gallery Resource Slideshow: Sea Creatures pictures Glossary: Sea Creature pictures

6	Clean up your local beach Visit your nearest beach. Clean up the beach by collecting rubbish. Remember to wear gloves and use tongs. Sort the rubbish and enter the data below. What rubbish did you find at the beach? Choice

7	Online Activities Learn more about the sea and its creatures by playing some online games. Test your knowledge by trying some quizzes. Read some stories online. Instructions for Online Board Game: Fishing with the Footprint Family file Read the story of Urashima Taro and the Kingdom Beneath the Sea file Marine Discovery Centre Quizzes file iwb Online Board Game: Fishing with the Footprint Family file Sea Games file South Australian Museum's Ocean Life Quizzes file Marine Discovery Centre Games file Create a story online using the Storybook Game: Let's Go Swimming file

8	Is Dolphin training a good idea? Learn about dolphin training. Experience virtual dolphin training. Share your opinions with others via the online forum. Read Emily's opinion about dolphin training file iwb Try some virtual dolphin training file What do you think about dolphin training? Choice Dolphin training forum

9	Australia's natural wonder: The Great Barrier Reef Use the GBR Explorer to find 5 words about the Great Barrier Reef that are new to you. Add the words to the wiki and write about what they mean in your own words. Wiki: Exploring the Great Barrier Reef

10	The theme for SEA WEEK 2009 March 1-7 was A climate for change "EDUCATION AND ACTION" Explore the effects of climate change on the Australian marine and coastal environment. Rising sea levels Acidification of the oceans What can you do to help? Find out here. What is climate change? Watch a short video to find out.iwb Climate Change Video Resource

11	Read a story about the Sawfish The 2008 Seaweek theme was "Extinction - a Saw point". The aim was to increase awareness about the problems facing the sawfish population in Australia. iwb Story: The Adventures of Sonya the freshwater sawfish file

12	"Ask an expert" forum Special forum guest Ros Asten from the Woodbridge Marine Discovery Centre answered lots of questions about sharks, hermit crabs, sea stars, octopus and seahorses and her work at the Woodbridge Marine Discovery Centre in Tasmania. http://www.woodbridge.tased.edu.au/mdc/ The forum is now closed but you can read the questions and answers below Forum: Questions and answers about marine life

13	Feedback Activity: What did you think of this project? Please complete the feedback activity to let us know your opinion of this project. This is your chance to let us know what you enjoyed and anything you think could have been better. What did you think of this project? Feedback

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PTSS - Erin and Kristen

Hi this is Kristen and Erin, We go to Petrie Terrace State School. Erin likes reading and writing and wants to become an author one day. While Kristen likes singing and having animals as company.

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Celebrate the Sea

Getting started:

Teachers

Students

Glossary of Introductions

Discussion Forum

National Sea Week 2010

Try a quiz

Teach others how to care for coastal environments

Research

What is your favourite sea creature?

Clean up your local beach

Online Activities

Is Dolphin training a good idea?

Australia's natural wonder: The Great Barrier Reef

The theme for SEA WEEK 2009 March 1-7 was

A climate for change

"EDUCATION AND ACTION"

Read a story about the Sawfish

"Ask an expert" forum

Feedback Activity: What did you think of this project?

Administration

Latest News

Introductions

PTSS - Erin and Kristen

OceanResources

Sea Creature pictures

William's Wonders

Recent Activity

Wilderness Society news and resources about turtles

Contact Us

Calendar & Events

Quick Links

Explore Topics

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Celebrate the Sea

Getting started:

Teachers

Students

Glossary of Introductions

Discussion Forum

National Sea Week 2010

Try a quiz

Teach others how to care for coastal environments

Research

What is your favourite sea creature?

Clean up your local beach

Online Activities

Is Dolphin training a good idea?

Australia's natural wonder: The Great Barrier Reef

The theme for SEA WEEK 2009 March 1-7 was

A climate for change

"EDUCATION AND ACTION"

Read a story about the Sawfish

"Ask an expert" forum

Feedback Activity: What did you think of this project?

Administration

Latest News

Introductions

PTSS - Erin and Kristen

OceanResources

Sea Creature pictures

William's Wonders

Recent Activity

Wilderness Society news and resources about turtles

Contact Us

Calendar & Events

Quick Links

Explore Topics