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The Need for Ocean Literacy in the Classroom: Part I
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Schoedinger, Sarah; Cava, Francesca; Jewell, Beth – Science Teacher, 2006
Unfortunately, the United States educational system does not adequately include the concepts necessary for students, and thus the public at large, to develop a coherent understanding of the importance of the ocean to our daily lives. Society is largely ocean illiterate and a basic understanding of the key concepts needed for sound decision making…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Education, Oceanography, Elementary School Science