Transition Year resources
for educators
Teaching Grid
A 10 week planning grid
for the learning unit.
Week 1
Introduction
10 week course overview & water cycle
Week 2
Oceanography,
Ocean Literacy principles
Week 3
Ocean circulation:
ocean conveyor belt, currents, 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,
electromagnetic induction.
Week 9
Renewable energy,
wind and wave energy.
Week 10
Revisiting the module and
lessons learned.