Island Waters & Living Reefs

An ocean-literacy journey from upland rainfall to estuaries, nearshore habitats and reefs. Learners map connections and separate observable changes from explanations needing evidence.

Approved Pacific Blue Futures conceptual marine landscape art — Pacific Blue Futures · Programme learning artwork

THE GUIDING QUESTION

How might an inland decision relate to a living reef, and what would we need to check?

Build a land-to-sea systems view without making claims about the condition of a particular reef.

A CONNECTED FOUR-STEP LEARNING SEQUENCE

From understanding to responsible questions.

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Academy lesson · 12 minutes

From Mountains to Reef

Introduce a land-to-sea connection using an original Academy explanation.

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Teaching pack · 55 minutes

From Island Rain to Coral Reef

Use the complete teacher-led landscape and watershed mapping exercise.

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Facilitator tool · 20 minutes

Fact / Unknown / Possible Consequence

Classify observed facts, unknowns and possible consequences in a fictional storm scenario.

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Facilitator tool · 10 minutes

Three-Question Learning Exit Ticket

Close with an exit reflection naming one justified claim and one further question.

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FACILITATOR DISCUSSION SHEET

Three questions to bring the group together.

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01. What connects high ground, freshwater and coastal habitats?0/1200 characters02. How could more than one factor explain cloudy water?0/1200 characters03. Which locally responsible people should be consulted first?0/1200 characters

ACCESS & INCLUSION

Include more ways to participate.

Use a tactile or spoken landscape description instead of an image.

Allow a fictional location to avoid disclosing culturally sensitive coastal information.

WHAT LEARNERS MIGHT PRODUCE

A conceptual watershed map with two unknowns and a responsible follow-up question.

Learners can explain one plausible connection and explicitly label what is still uncertain.

EXPORT A FREE FACILITATOR RECORD

Keep the questions moving.

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