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Get This Three Truths and a Lie Game + More Grade 6-12 Oceans Worksheets

Play Three Truths and a Lie about oceans and answer questions about human impact on whales, tusk fish, and the Great Barrier Reef. Plus, complete an infographic activity on how to reduce human impact on our oceans.

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How People Affect the Ocean Activity Sheets

These printable activity sheets are used with lessons in the BBC Learning Hub Oceans Collection. 

Three Truths and a Lie: Play this quick game with students to activate their prior knowledge about the ocean biome. What do they know?

Activity Sheets: The activity sheets are intended to be shared after students watch the three related video clips about whales, tusk fish, and the Great Barrier Reef.

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Sketch an Ocean Animal With This Fun Activity Sheet

 Invite students to draw and color an ocean animal. What kinds of creatures live in the ocean?

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Reducing Human Impact on Our Oceans
In this lesson, students will collaborate to understand how marine life is affected by human actions. The Dive into this engaging lesson where your students will uncover how human actions affect marine life. Kick things off with a fun game of "Three Truths and a Lie" about the ocean to spark curiosity and get everyone talking. Then, break into small groups and tackle a jigsaw activity as students watch short, thought-provoking videos about ocean animals and human impact. Together, they’ll share insights, tackle discussion questions, and use their newfound knowledge to create eye-catching infographics. These creations will inspire others to take action and protect our incredible oceans!
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Keep the Ocean Blue: How Humans Impact Our Oceans
In this lesson, students will explore the effects that humans have on the world’s oceans. The lesson will begin with a game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to activate students’ prior knowledge about this enormous biome. Next, students will work with a partner to watch two videos and explore the relationship between various ocean animals and human activity. Students will then share what they learned with their peers and create ocean conservation posters that educate viewers about the impact of human activities on ocean animals.
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How Do People Impact the Oceans?
In this lesson, you’ll help your students explore the impact humans have on the world’s oceans. Start things off with a fun game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to get your class thinking about this incredible biome. Then, guide your students through two engaging videos that highlight the connection between ocean animals and human activities. Wrap up the lesson with a creative activity where your students design ocean conservation posters to show how we can all work together to keep our oceans clean.
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Life Around a Seamount

In Life Around a Seamount, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains what happens when larger fish are hunting around a seamount and small schools of fish band together and try to defend themselves. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.

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Life Around the Mid-Ocean Ridges

In Life Around the Mid-Ocean Ridges, narrator Sir David Attenborough showcases the animals that live around vents deep in the ocean, far from sunlight. Learn about tube-worms, crabs, and other animals that are densely packed and live on bacteria. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.

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Plankton and Seaweed, Ocean Staples

In Plankton and Seaweed, Ocean Staples, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains how the basking shark eats and how the concentration of plankton supports the shark and other animals. Learn how seaweed grows in the waters off British Columbia. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.

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Animal Life Responds to the Blooming Sea

In The Blooming Sea: Animal Life Reacts, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the scale of the plankton bloom. Learn about how copepods grow and thrive until predators find them. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.

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The Life of Galapagos Iguanas

In The Life of Galapagos Iguanas, narrator Sir David Attenborough looks at how the Galapagos iguanas survive in the remote Galapagos Islands. The iguanas eat seaweed on the rocks amidst the crashing waves, and the females must journey inland to lay their eggs in burrows. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.

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The Dangerous Life of Yellowfin Tuna Hatchlings

In The Dangerous Life of Yellowfin Tuna Hatchlings, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the risks that baby tuna face, starting when they are eggs. Predators, including seabirds from above and comb jellies from below, feed on the eggs. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet, a definitive documentary series diving into the mysterious depths of the sea to discover the natural history of the world’s oceans and the rarely seen marine life that reside there.