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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Ocean litter

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Presentation: Sorting ocean objects

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Link: Somebody Swallowed Stanley

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Presentation: Investigating ocean litter

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Investigating ocean litter

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Questions: Discussing ocean litter

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Real objects to sort (optional – see Recap and recall):
- netting (for example, from oranges) to represent fishing nets;
- 1 plastic straw;
- 1 piece of rubbish;
- 1 plastic carrier bag;
- 1 sea shell;
- some seaweed or a plant to represent it;
- 1 toy fish;
- some sand.
The book ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’ by Sarah Roberts (one teacher copy).
Equipment to investigate ocean litter (see Main event):
- a range of litter such as plastic and paper straws, toilet tissue and paper towels, polystyrene and starch packing chips, nets from oranges to represent fishing nets, freezer or carrier bags and biodegradable or regular baby wipes (one piece between two);
- transparent plastic bottles (one between two);
- whiteboard pens or permanent markers (one between two);
- access to water;
- salt to add to the water to represent salty ocean water (optional).
Resource: Super Science skills poster (one A3 colour copy for display).
Link: CBeebies - Somebody Swallowed Stanley (optional).*

* We do not have control over the content of external websites - please check before showing them to the children.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

To describe some ways humans affect the ocean.

Working scientifically

To investigate what happens to different materials in the ocean.

Success criteria

Knowledge

I can recall some different types of litter that affect ocean habitats.
I can describe some of the problems linked to ocean litter.
I can suggest ways to reduce how human litter affects the ocean.

Working scientifically

I can begin to plan an experiment to see what happens to materials in ocean water over time.
I can predict changes to materials over time.
I can observe and make comparisons of materials soaked in water.

Vocabulary

litter

method

observe

predict

test

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