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Table 1.

Explorers Education Programme activities and examples of resources

Activities	Description	Examples of resources
Aquarium in the Classroom	Provides children with an opportunity to learn about native seashore species in the classroom	• Teachers can be provided with equipment and stock to run a saltwater aquarium with native species from the seashore for up to four weeks in their classroom
Seashore Safari	Involves a fieldtrip to the seashore, where the children learn about marine animals, seaweeds and environmental care	• Planning guides, seashore films, fun facts, activity art sheets, a seashore guide workbook
Marine in Class Projects	Provides a range of cross curricular projects activities that support learning about: • Marine biodiversity – animals and plants • Caring for our marine environment and the impacts of litter • Ocean literacy and the arts – learning about ocean legends, myths and fairy tales • The Sustainable Development Goals. • Marine technology – hydrothermal vents, submarines and Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs)	• Ocean Literacy and SDG Resources – guides, presentations, booklets, videos, ocean education wheel • Deep Sea Species – the good the bad and ugly deep sea species books • Learning about Squid – squid dissection film and fun facts, information books on squid, workbooks, presentations, lesson plans and activities • Turtle talk with Sea Turtles – workbook, photos, infographics and fun facts • Solutions to ocean pollution to support environmental awareness and care projects – workbooks, sea art construction projects, exhibitions, action board poster • Ocean fact or fiction cards
STEM workshops	Workshops that align with maths, science and engineering weeks in the school calendar	• Education resources and lesson plans to carry out cross curricular project work based on the activities carried out at workshops which may also extend to include art activities (STEAM)
Healthy Ocean Project	An all-school approach where children work together on a “Healthy Ocean Project” that also engages with their local community. The project aims to inspire students to become marine leaders and ocean champions	• Handbook and learning activities

Activities	Description	Examples of resources
Aquarium in the Classroom	Provides children with an opportunity to learn about native seashore species in the classroom	• Teachers can be provided with equipment and stock to run a saltwater aquarium with native species from the seashore for up to four weeks in their classroom
Seashore Safari	Involves a fieldtrip to the seashore, where the children learn about marine animals, seaweeds and environmental care	• Planning guides, seashore films, fun facts, activity art sheets, a seashore guide workbook
Marine in Class Projects	Provides a range of cross curricular projects activities that support learning about:• Marine biodiversity – animals and plants• Caring for our marine environment and the impacts of litter• Ocean literacy and the arts – learning about ocean legends, myths and fairy tales• The Sustainable Development Goals.• Marine technology – hydrothermal vents, submarines and Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs)	• Ocean Literacy and SDG Resources – guides, presentations, booklets, videos, ocean education wheel• Deep Sea Species – the good the bad and ugly deep sea species books• Learning about Squid – squid dissection film and fun facts, information books on squid, workbooks, presentations, lesson plans and activities• Turtle talk with Sea Turtles – workbook, photos, infographics and fun facts• Solutions to ocean pollution to support environmental awareness and care projects – workbooks, sea art construction projects, exhibitions, action board poster• Ocean fact or fiction cards
STEM workshops	Workshops that align with maths, science and engineering weeks in the school calendar	• Education resources and lesson plans to carry out cross curricular project work based on the activities carried out at workshops which may also extend to include art activities (STEAM)
Healthy Ocean Project	An all-school approach where children work together on a “Healthy Ocean Project” that also engages with their local community. The project aims to inspire students to become marine leaders and ocean champions	• Handbook and learning activities

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