Living Blue Planet Report

Provided by: World Wildlife Fund |Published on: June 7, 2023

Scientific Reports Grades 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

This is the most recent report on the state of the Earth's oceans, which includes chapters on current trends in ocean conservation, how the oceans are feeling pressure, why we should care about the oceans, and how to make meaningful changes to protect the oceans.
Students will learn about decreasing populations of ocean animals, ocean habitats, species trends, how people are impacting the oceans, aquaculture, tourism, our changing climate, pollution, the differing impacts of ocean decline, and multiple solutions for solving these problems.

Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: World Wildlife Fund

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

This resource includes various non-fiction text structures that add to the meaning of the words, like charts, graphs, pictures, and infographics.
Due to the length and breadth of this resource, is has been helpfully broken up into three chapters, each of which are broken into several sections that can be read and discussed over many class sessions.

Additional Prerequisites

Students should be comfortable reading several types of graphs, infographics, and maps.

Differentiation

Cross-curricular connections can be made in social studies classes that are discussing global conservation efforts, health classes considering the health impacts of declining ocean ecosystems, and in math classes studying real-world data represented in graph form.
Middle school students would benefit from at least some whole-class reading of this resource, due to the amount of information presented.
For older or advanced students, consider using the jigsaw method of shared teaching. Assign each student or group a section of the resource to be responsible for. This can be accomplished through student-created worksheets, games, or other work.
As an extension, consider having students use an online infographic tool, like Google Sheets or Canva, to create a visual representation of one section of the resource.

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