Blue - Who is Helping Our Oceans?

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

• Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures (ACSHE223).
• Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119).

Syllabus outcomes: SC4-17CW

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.7, OI.9

Relevant parts of Year 7 Science achievement standards: Students describe situations where scientific knowledge from different science disciplines has been used to solve a real-world problem. 

Unit of work: Blue The Film – Science – Year 7 & 8

Time required: 120 mins +

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – lead students in discussion.

• Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Device capable of presenting a website to the class
• Poster making materials or infographic software (i.e. Piktochart)
• Poster/Infographic Assessment Rubric

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Creativity
• Critical thinking

Blue is a feature documentary film charting the drastic decline in the health of our oceans. With more than half of all marine life lost and the expansion of the industrialization of the seas, the film sets out the challenges we are facing and the opportunities for positive change. Blue changes the way we think about our liquid world and inspires the audience to action. Find out how to screen or download the film here. Along with the film is an ambitious global campaign to create advocacy and behaviour change through the #oceanguardian movement. To become an ocean guardian, see the website.