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 6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.

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 6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
	Uses of the Ocean	Where People Live	Human Impact on the Ocean and Atmosphere	The Ocean Affects Weather & Climate which Impacts People	Responsibility and Advocacy for the Ocean
K-2	Commerce Food resources Human benefits from the ocean Recreation Source of fresh water Transportation Water cycle	Human population distribution Weather impacts on humans	Human impacts on changing shorelines Pollution Human efforts to protect the ocean Recycling Resource availability

3-5	Food resources Natural resources Source of fresh water Source of oxygen Recreation Water cycle	Commerce Human population distribution Recreation Resources Transportation Weather impacts on humans	Chemical pollution Human efforts to protect the ocean Human impacts on global climate change Legal efforts to protect the ocean Making informed decisions Marine debris Marine Protected Areas Marine reserves Marine sanctuaries Ocean resources are finite Overfishing

6-8	Biotic resources Food resources Process of photosynthesis Photosynthetic organisms Marine fisheries Sources of energy Source of fresh water Source of medicines Source of oxygen Source of salt	Commerce Exploration Human cultures Human history Human population centers Human population distribution Recreation Transportation Weather impacts on humans	Acid rain Acid deposition Aquaculture Bycatch Changing coastlines Changing ocean temperature Fisheries Greenhouse gases Human-made structures Introduced species Ocean acidification Overfishing Pollution Watersheds	Distribution of energy (heat) Energy (heat) absorption	Climate change Introduced species Influencing policy decisions Making informed decisions Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Modifications to the landscape Pollution Reducing overfishing Reducing habitat destruction Sustainability

9-12	Aquaculture Fisheries Food resources Human impacts on the ocean Non-renewable resources Renewable resources Sources of energy Source of fresh water Source of medicines Source of mineral ores Source of natural gas Source of oil Source of oxygen Source of salt	Careers Climate Commerce Exploration Global economy Human cultures Recreation Transportation	Algal blooms Biomagnification Burning fossil fuels Changing ocean temperature Effect of technological advances Eutrophication Greenhouse gases Human effect on global climate change Impact on humans of natural hazards Human impact on ocean ecosystems Human impact on topography Human population growth Hydrofluorocarbon emissions Introduced species Ocean acidification Rising sea level	Effect of changing weather and climate Effect of natural disasters Effective natural disaster warnings	Education Legal efforts to protect the ocean Making informed decisions Marine Protected Areas Marine Reserves Protecting marine resources Reducing biological and biogeochemical changes Reducing overfishing Reducing pollution Sustainability The ocean is finite

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 seven Essential Ocean Literacy Principles and forty-four 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 6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
Fundamental Concepts	K-2	3-5	6-8	9-12
6a	x	x	X	x
6b	x	X	X	X
December 9, 2009tle="6c. The ocean is a source of inspiration, recreation, rejuvenation and discovery. It is also an important element in the heritage of many cultures.">6c	x	x	x	x
6d	x	X	X	X
6e	X	X	X	X
6f	x	x	X	X
6g	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.