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Environmental
science is an accepted part of the curricula of schools in many countries. During the 1998
International Year of the Ocean, a drive will be made to introduce education concerning
the ocean in schools.
Some IOC programmes prepared Ocean
Education materials:
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The ocean has told me...
A book by and for the boys and girls of the world
Text and illustrations by Anna Kurtycz. Exist in English, French and Spanish.
Last year the Planet Society and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of
UNESCO decided to joint their efforts in preparing an educational book to celebrate the
International Year of the Ocean. Here is the result. Have a look!
Lulie the Iceberg
An illustrated book in English dedicated to the International Year of the Ocean.
Written by Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado. Illustrations by Warabé Aska.
"Many, many thousands of years ago, before he became an iceberg, Lulie lived with his
brothers and sisters near the North Pole. Together they formed the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Lulie had many friends. Some of them like the Polar Bear, lived in the Arctic, but others
traveled to faraway lands and came back with exciting stories..."
Educational Kit on 'Earthquakes and
Tsunamis'
A series of 8 publications in English, Spanish and Russian covering pre-elementary to high
school levels:
- Earthquakes and Tsunamis - Pre-elementary
Textbook
- Earthquakes and Tsunamis - Teacher's Guidebook
Pre-elementary School
- I invite you to know the Earth I - Text for
Elementary School 2nd to 4th grade
- I invite you to know the Earth I - Elementary
School 2nd to 4th grade Teacher's Guidebook
- I invite you to know the Earth II - 5th to 8th
grade of preparatory school Textbook
- I invite you to know the Earth II - 5th to 8th
grade of preparatory school Teacher's Guide
- Earthquakes and Tsunamis - High School Textbook
Find out more about this product
and how to get your -free- copy in the Classroom |
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IOC associated itself with the OCEAN98 project, a non-profit effort to promote and provide
information and education concerning all aspects of ocean life on Earth to broad
international audiences. The project has a universal appeal because of attributes that
target audiences enjoy, regardless of culture and demographic status. Development of
educational kits, TV/video programmes and CD-ROMS are only a few examples of a wide list
of OCEAN98 activities. |
A
'1998 International Year of the Ocean' educational kit is being prepared. Check out the Classroom to find out more.
The
UNESCO Education Sector and the IOC are jointly planning to conduct two educational
cruises; one for high school students and one for university students (Floating
University). The cruises are to be conducted in the Mediterranean, Baltic and Black Seas
during 1998.
*For more information- see chapter on cruises
However,
the important role of the UNESCO Education
Sector, UNESCO
Associate Schools Project, UNESCO Project on
Learning without Frontiers, of the Federation of UNESCO Clubs and of
the UNESCO international network - Planet Society, in these educational activities can
scarcely be exaggerated and the IOC is cooperating with them, inter alia, in the
development of the Ocean Education Package and implementing a Beach Clean-up Project. |
