A marine wildlife mission with Blue Planet and Live Lessons
This Live Lesson, created in collaboration with Blue Planet Live, is designed to help you bring Earth's rich marine life into your classroom.
Guided by C鶹Լ's Naomi Wilkinson and expert wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly, we explore what constitutes a healthy ecosystem and discuss the threats to our oceans such as plastics and overfishing.
The programme features links to Steve Backshall in the Bahamas who explains how sharks can teach us about ecosystems and how human behaviour can threaten shark life.
Content is designed to support Key Stage 2/2nd Level science and geography curricula.
This programme was originally streamed live to schools in March 2019. Please note that we are no longer reviewing emails and messages from schools for inclusion in the lesson.
How to use this resource
Check out our lesson guide for teachers and print out the student activity sheets below.
Blue Planet Live
鶹Լ One’s Blue Planet Live highlighted the health of the oceans with extraordinary marine encounters across the world.
Across four live shows, Blue Planet Live revisited animal characters from multi-awarding winning Blue Planet II, and met new creatures, celebrating our oceans' complexity with never-before-seen footage. The Blue Planet Live Lesson supported the educational points within Blue Planet Live.
Explore plastics and sustainability with 鶹Լ Teach
Discover the deep blue further with five special Blue Planet Live films exploring our oceans and its wildlife, to find out how marine life is coping in the face of increasing environmental pressure.
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- 鶹Լ Plastics Watch
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Supporting resources from Twinkl
This Live Lesson is supported by free teaching resources from . Download today using the links below:
Visit to see Senior Lecturer in Science Education at Leeds Trinity University, Dr Leigh Hoath's suggestions about how this Live Lesson can support your students’ learning.
Blue Planet Live Lesson – Your Work
Lots of you have been doing fantastic projects looking at the oceans and climate change. Click here to see a gallery of images.
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How much do your children know about climate change – and do you know how to answer their questions? Check out the 鶹Լ Teach guide.
