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<b>To view all items in the collection click on the title tab in the search box above</b><br><br><br>This collection contains education materials and resources from the Explorers Education Programme. The Explorers Education programme aims to integrate marine themes as closely as possible with lessons already taught in national schools through the Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE) curriculum and other cross curricular subjects.
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Blue Society Posters
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English for Primary School Curriculum
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Explorers Posters
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Explorers Science Experiments
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Mathematics for Primary School Curriculum
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Music for Primary School Curriculum
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This collection contains Visual Arts lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools.
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EXPLORERS RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY - THE POWER OF THE FUTURE: TEACHERS PLANNING GUIDE AND LESSON PLANSThe Explorers Teacher's Planning Guide provides comprehensive lessons and STEAM activities that can be completed as class projects. The resource provides links to PowerPoint presentations, project plans, lesson plans, and a class quiz.
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Explorers Renewable Ocean Energy: The Power of the Future—Children’s Class QuizThe Explorers Renewable Ocean Energy: The Power of the Future—Children’s Class Quiz provides an introduction to energy and forces, introducing concepts of potential and kinetic energy, energy sources including non-renewable and renewable, wind and wave energy, biomimicry and ocean energy devices, and the largest energy users at home. The teacher can provide the quiz before completing the Explorers renewable ocean energy modules. The quiz may be completed by the children in teams or individually.
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1. EXPLORERS ENERGY IN MOTION - UNDERSTANDING ENERGY AND FORCES LESSON PLANThe lesson includes two sessions/lesson activities: • ENERGY FOUNDATIONS & OCEAN CONNECTIONS (Word Wall Graphics) • ENERGY HISTORY & TIMELINE (Infographics).
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2. EXPLORERS UNDERSTANDING ENERGY SOURCES THAT GENERATE POWER LESSON PLANThe lesson includes two sessions/lesson activities: • EXPLORING ENERGY SOURCES AND THEIR ORIGINS • CLASS DISCUSSION, CREATION, AND COMMUNICATION (Creating Games).
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3. EXPLORERS LEARNING ABOUT BIOMIMICRY and OCEAN ENERGY - NATURES BRILLIANT ENGINEERS! PROJECT and LESSON PLANSThe project plan includes five sessions/lesson activities, including: • INTRODUCTION TO BIOMIMICRY AND OCEAN INSPIRATION • HUMPBACK WHALES & RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY DEVICES • PELAMIS SNAKES, SHARKS, AND SEAWEED: MOVEMENT AND EFFICIENCY • BIOMIMICRY DESIGN CHALLENGE: DESIGN & CREATE AN OCEAN ENERGY DEVICE • PRESENTATIONS & EVALUATION.
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4. EXPLORERS RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY – A STEAM EXPLORATION OF WIND, TIDE, & WAVE ENERGY - PROJECT PLAN AND LESSONSThe project plan includes four sessions / lesson activities, including: • MAPPING OCEAN ENERGY POTENTIAL • TIDAL ENERGY - FROM ANCIENT MILLS TO MODERN TURBINES • OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY - DESIGN AND ENGINEERING • WAVE POWER - HARNESSING THE OCEAN'S MOTION.
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5. EXPLORERS OCEAN ENERGY ENGINEERS – TRACKING THE POWER AND CREATING SMART CITIES PROJECT PLAN AND LESSONSThe project plan includes five sessions/lesson activities, including: • TRACKING THE POWER - FROM SOURCE TO HOME • PYLON POWER - DESIGNING THE INFRASTRUCTURE & LEARNING ABOUT ENERGY CONSUMPTION • BUILDING THE SMART OCEAN CITY USING RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY RESOURCES • PRESENTATIONS & EVALUATION
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PRESENTATION: EXPLORERS OCEAN ENERGY – THE POWER OF OUR FUTURE CHAPTER 4: LEARNING ABOUT OUR ELECTRICAL GRID, CONSERVING ENERGY & DESIGNING A SMART CITY for the FUTUREThis presentation encourages children to work together in teams to explore ideas about energy, how it reaches our homes, and how much electricity is consumed in Ireland and worldwide. The students will design pylons and build an innovative smart city that showcases the benefits of using ‘Renewable Ocean Energy—The Power of the Future’.
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PRESENTATION: EXPLORERS RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY - THE POWER OF THE FUTURE: Chapt 3. LEARNING ABOUT RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY RESOURCESThis presentation aims to explore, develop, and apply scientific ideas and concepts through design and making activities. The students will learn about mimicry, inspiring the engineering of new inventions. The students will learn about renewable offshore, tidal, and ocean energy sources.
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PRESENTATION: EXPLORERS RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY – THE POWER OF OUR FUTURE: CHAPT 2. UNDERSTANDING ENERGY SOURCES THAT GENERATE POWERThis presentation aims to explore, develop, and apply scientific ideas and concepts through communication, language, math, design, and creativity. The students will learn about and understand energy sources that generate power through discussion and interactive activities.
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PRESENTATION: EXPLORERS RENEWABLE OCEAN ENERGY - THE POWER OF THE FUTURE: CHAPT 1. UNDERSTANDING ENERGY AND FORCESThis presentation aims to apply learning scientific concepts related to energy and forces. It introduces children to Ocean Energy Resources - The Power of the Future activities, where they will create a wall chart and timeline showing the use of non-renewable and renewable energy resources.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about Climate Action and Super Solutions PresentationEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES MODULE 8: Learning about Climate Action & Super Solutions presentation recaps on what it means to be a climate superhero, aka a climate-literate person. It allows children to examine some of governments' actions and solutions worldwide. Developing their competencies and skills, children are encouraged to discover what is happening in their local communities and what we can do at home and in our schools to help reduce carbon emissions.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about Ocean Science Observations and Climate Change PresentationEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES MODULE 7: Learning about Ocean Science Observations & Climate Change PowerPoint presentation introduces the many different types of marine scientists and the equipment they use to learn about the ocean.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE OCEAN ANIMALS & HABITATSEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES MODULE MODULE 6: Learning about the Impacts of Climate Change on Ocean Animals & Habitats Presentation provides an introduction to some of ocean species and their habitats that are affected by climate change around the world.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: INVESTIGATING THE CAUSES, EFFECTS & IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTATIONEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES MODULE 5: Investigating the Causes, Effects, and Impacts of Climate Change Presentation investigates the natural and human causes of global warming and climate change. It also identifies the impacts of climate change and its effects on humans worldwide.
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CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: LEARNING ABOUT GREENHOUSE GASES PRESENTATIONExplorers Climate Change Superheroes: Learning about Greenhouse Gases Presentation - Module 4 introduces children to greenhouse gases and the leading gases causing climate change.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: Learning about the Weather and ClimateExplorers Climate Change Superheroes: Learning about the Weather and Climate Presentation introduces children to learning and understanding the differences between weather and climate.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE EARTH’S CLIMATE SYSTEM PRESENTATIONEXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES: THE EARTH'S CLIMATE SYSTEM Module 2 presentation introduces children to the Earth's interlinked and overlapped spheres, including the land, ocean, poles, living things, and the atmosphere.
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EXPLORERS CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERHEROES INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE LITERACY PRESENTATIONClimate Change Superheroes: Introduction to learning about climate change and climate literacy presentation provides teachers with content to engage children on their journey of becoming climate literate. This will highlight learning about the Earth’s climate system and how it is interlinked to climate change.
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Explorers FinTastic Sharks+ Teacher's Planning Guide—Delivering a FinTastic Sharks+ Project with your ClassTThe 'Explorers FinTastic Sharks+ Teacher's Planning Guide—Delivering a FinTastic Sharks+ Project with your Class' provides an introduction to the Explorers FinTastic Sharks+ resources, with links to the information book, children's workbook, activity sheet, presentations, identification key, and poster. A table with cross-curricular lesson plans and links to the Irish Primary School Curriculum Framework (2023) competencies and skills is provided to guide lessons that could be carried out in class and on the shore.
