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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
Ocean Literacy Posters to accompany teacher lesson plans -
English for Primary School Curriculum
This collection contains English lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools. -
Explorers Posters
Colourful educational posters from the explorers programme -
Explorers Science Experiments
This collection contains science experiments and worksheets for primary schools. -
Mathematics for Primary School Curriculum
This collection contains mathematics lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools. -
Music for Primary School Curriculum
This collection contains Music lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools. -
PE for Primary School Curriculum
This collection contains PE lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools. -
Presentations
Presentations to accompany lesson plans -
Visual Arts
This collection contains Visual Arts lesson plans and worksheets for primary schools.
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EXPLORERS OUR OCEAN OUR FUTURE – MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING FOR KIDS POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONThe Marine Spatial Planning for Kids Presentation provides an introduction to marine spatial planning for children, guiding their investigations into various topics, including planning, mapping, ports, fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, offshore wind energy, marine transport, recreation, and marine conservation. The presentation also guides key lessons and activities using the Explorers Marine Spatial Planning Digital Mapping tool.
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Explorers Our Ocean Our Future - Marine Spatial Planning for Kids - Digital Maps, Handbook and GuideThis handbook gives access to the Explorers Interactive Digital Maps of marine activities that take place within the National Marine Planning Fraework.
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Explorers Marine Spatial Planning for Kids: Learning About Marine Spatial Planning Information Sheets for ChildrenThese information sheets will provide children with facts regarding Marine Spatial Planning
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Explorers Marine Spatial Planning for Kids: Marine Photos & Game Resources for ChildrenThis resource provides children with photos and resources to make a game in order to help solidify their understanding of Marine Spatial Planning.
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Explorers Marine Spatial Planning for Kids: Teachers Guide and Lesson PlansGuidelines and activities for teachers to use along with Explorers Marine Spatial Planning Information Book, workbook and presentation, as well as the lesson plans.
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Lesson Plan 4: Explorers Marine Spatial Planning - Create a GameThis lesson will help children to define Marine Spatial Planning and its importance, while identifying various user groups in Ireland and understand the concept of a win-win solution in multi-stakeholder scenarios through the creation of a game.
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Lesson Plan 3: Explorers MSP - Design a Marine Spatial Plan Information Poster and Film ProjectThis lesson will help children to develop their reasoning, communication, creative and team building skills by designing an information poster, and their digital skills by creating a presentation or short film.
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Lesson Plan 2: Explorers MSP - Introducing Marine Spatial PlanningThe lesson will help children learn about Ireland's marine territory and resource, highlighting what it is used for, and developing digital skills by learning to use the Explorers Digital Interactive Marine Spatial Planning Map to see how the marine resource can be used for lots of different interests.
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Lesson Plan 1: Explorers MSP Where We Live - Our Place & Our Space (Land & Sea)This lesson will help children learn about Ireland's marine territory and resource and to understand how mapping is used as a part of planning how the land and ocean is used for human activities.
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Explorers Phytoplankton Mighty Microscopic Marvels – Teachers Guidelines and Activities - Learning About PhytoplanktonGuidelines and activities for teachers to use along with Explorers Phytoplankton Information Book, workbook and presentation.
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Explorers Phytoplankton Mighty Microscopic Marvels – Children's WorkbookA colourful and engaging workbook to accompany the Explorers Phytoplankton book.
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Lesson Plan 6: Explorers Phytoplankton: Haeckel-Inspired Print MakingThis lesson plan connects science with art and takes scientific drawing of living things, including phytoplankton and zooplankton, to the next level. This allows children to develop new skills in printmaking, while learning about these important species.
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Explorers Phytoplankton Mighty Microscopic Marvels – A Children's Guide to Fun Phyto-Facts & MoreThis book brings the microscopic world of phytoplankton into focus in a fun and engaging, visually exciting way, focusing on their role in oxygen production, the food web and much more.
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Explorers Presentation Introduction to Phytoplankton for Teachers - with notesA PowerPoint Presentation for teachers meant to accompany the Explorers Phytoplankton books in order to further assist in understanding of content.
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Lesson Plan 5: Explorers Phytoplankton: Tools & Technology Used to Unlock the Secrets of PhytoplanktonThis lesson plan encourages scientific exploration and investigation, describing the technology and methods used by scientists in the study of phytoplankton - and why it matters.
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Lesson Plan 4: Explorers Phytoplankton & The Marine Food Web - Claymation ProjectThis lesson plan outlines a project that helps solidify understanding of the importance of phytoplankton and their role in the food web through the playful and creative medium of Claymation.
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Lesson Plan 3: Explorers Phytoplankton: Much More Than Simple Plants - Chlorophyll and PhytoplanktonThis Lesson Plan helps teachers to explain the vital role of phytoplankton in global oxygen production and CO2 absorption through the process of photosynthesis.
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Lesson Plan 2: Explorers Phytoplankton: The Mighty Micro-Movers Demonstration and Interactive GameThis Lesson Plan helps teachers to explain and demonstrate the role of ocean currents in phytoplankton distribution.
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Lesson Plan 1: Explorers Phytoplankton: What's in a Drop of Water - Creating a Giant Phytoplankton Mobile & Poems/SongThis Lesson Plan helps teachers to guide children as they learn key concepts about Phytoplankton. They will develop their skills and competencies by using language, communication and visual arts activities to help them learn various species and their impacts on the wider world.
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Explorers Climate Change Superheroes: Learning About Climate Change & Creating Solutions WorkbookThis workbook helps children learn key concepts about climate change by understanding the Earth's climate system. They will develop their skills and competencies using maps, conducting science, language, art, and wellness activities to help create solutions for change.












