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

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Week 4

Introduction to Tides

Week 5

Marine Sustainability

Week 6

Renewable Energy and Ireland’s potential for ocean energy

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Week 7

Ocean Energy including tidal and wave energy

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Week 8

Tidal Streams, tidal range and electromagnetic induction

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Week 9

Renewable Energy

Wind and wave energy

Week 10

Revisiting

The module and lessons learned