To access one of the 28 Concept Flow Diagrams (or sometimes CFDs or even "Flows") for one of the seven Essential Principles and four gradebands (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12), click on the appropriate small box in the outer ring of the following diagram.

For the webpage for the Fundamental Concepts associated with a particular Essential Principle, click on the appropriate rounded rectangle. A short overview of ocean science literacy is available by clicking on the central circle.

Ocean literacy is an understanding of the oceans influence on you and your influence on the ocean.