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Blueback - What are Marine Protected Areas?
Lesson7 of 14 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalOceansSustainabilityWater
Lesson Summary
Students are introduced to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and explore the MPAtlas to better understand how countries protect marine environments. They analyse the way MPAs are classified to understand the varying levels of protection they offer.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- explore the MPAtlas by country so to collect information and data about marine protected areas
- understand what effective protection and management of marine environs involves.
Success criteria
Students can:
- recall where some Marine Protected Areas have been set up around the world
- interpret data and explain their findings from MPAtlas
- evaluate the efficacy of Marine Protected Areas by interpreting data from their research.
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