UNDER CONSTRUCTION

K-12 Scope and Sequence Concept Flow Diagrams

There is a Conceptual Flow Diagram (CFD) for each of the seven Essential Principles and the four grade bands (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12).

Essential Principle 7: The ocean is largely unexplored.

Grade Bands and Topics

Use the links on the following table to go to either the CFD for a particular grade band for this particular Principle (by clicking on the grade band link in the left column) or (coming soon) a CFD containing a particular topic (by clicking on the topic label).

Grade Band	Principle 7: The ocean is largely unexplored.
	Life on Earth Depends on the Ocean	People Explore the Ocean	Ocean Exploration Requires Collaboration	Ocean Exploration Requires Technological Innovations
K-2	Requirements for life Scientific investigation	Asking questions Ecosystem health Hobbies and careers Making observations Natural resources Tools and technology

3-5		Atmosphere Biosphere Ecosystem health Ecosystem interactions Lithosphere Natural resources Reasons for exploring Spirit of exploration	Communication of information Engineering careers Making informed decisions Ocean hobbies Science careers Sustainability Technology	Human immersion SCUBA Tools for exploration Tools for seeing underwater Tools for exploring ocean depths Tools for remotely collecting information Tools for surviving cold temperatures

6-8		Advances in research and technology Climate research Collecting long-term data Discovering natural resources Discovering new habitats Discovering new species Human benefits from discovery Human impacts on the ocean Ocean geography	Communication of information Community groups Environmental groups Governmental roles in ocean exploration Making informed decisions Role of youth in ocean exploration Science careers Sustainability	Internet as a tool Ocean-observing systems Physical properties of the ocean Remote exploration Sonar Tools for exploration Tools for exploring under the water Tools for prolonged exploration

9-12		Advances in research and technology Collecting long-term data Discovering new habitats Discovering new species Human benefits from discovery Human impacts on the ocean Sustainability of resources Use of resource	Careers in ocean exploration Communication of information Global participation in ocean exploration Higher education in ocean exploration Making informed decisions Political engagement Science careers Sustainability Technology	Computer technology Continuous data collection technology: sensors and transmitters Molecular analysis Ocean-observing systems Physical properties of the ocean Satellites Satellite image technology Scientific models Simulations Submersibles: HOV, ROV, AUV

Fundamental Concepts and Grade Bands

Each Essential Principle has several Fundamental Concepts associated with it. The Ocean Literacy Alignment Matrices show how the Conceptual Flow Diagrams in the Scope and Sequence align with the 7 Essential Ocean Literacy Principles and 44 Fundamental Concepts.

There is one matrix for each principle with the grade bands running horizontally across the top and the fundamental concepts for that principle running vertically along the left column. There are three levels of alignment.

[blank]= no alignment
x = mentions concepts
X = addresses concepts in depth

Placing the cursor over the labels for the Fundamental Concepts in the left column will open a small text window while clicking on the label will open a screen with all the Fundamental Concepts for this Essential Principle. You can access the CFD for particular grade bands by clicking on the grade band labels in the second row.

Fundamental Concepts	Principle 7: The ocean is largely unexplored.
Fundamental Concepts	K-2	3-5	6-8	9-12
7a		X	X	X
7b	x	x	X	X
7c	x	x	X
7d		X	X	X
7e				X
7f	x	X	X	X

Last Update: December 4, 2009

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant # NSF OCE-0731338. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.