Transition Year Resources
for Educators
Teaching Grid
A 10 week planning grid for the learning unit
Week 1
Introduction 10 week course overview and Water Cycle
Week 2
Oceanography Ocean Literacy Principles
Week 3
Ocean Circulation Ocean conveyor belt, currents and coriolis effect
Week 4
Introduction to Tides
Week 5
Marine Sustainability
Week 6
Renewable Energy and Ireland’s potential for ocean energy
Week 7
Ocean Energy including tidal and wave energy
Week 8
Tidal Streams, tidal range and electromagnetic induction
Week 9
Renewable Energy
Wind and wave energy
Week 10
Revisiting
The module and lessons learned