ONC’s educator resources include all-grade classroom activities with instructions, videos & other materials. 

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Educator Resources

Discovering the ocean through science, Indigenous knowledge and data exploration.

Drone photo of extended family of senior, mature and young adults hiking at sunset. Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada.

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Ocean Sense Program

Inshore observatory maintenance a wrap despite weather challenges.

#ONCabyss Spring 2025 Expedition highlights

Solid Carbon receiving $24M to advance ocean-based carbon dioxide removal

ONC works with partners to deliver ocean literacy programs for K-12, post secondary and citizen science education. 

Ocean science educational resources and event opportunities for K-12 students and educators. These resources can also be used by general audiences.

Offering schools in-person and virtual interactive presentations on ocean science, Indigenous knowledge and ocean data that helps us #KnowTheOcean.

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Our modules, co-created with Indigenous community partners, that provide experiential learning for middle/high school students.


Modules

Ocean Knowledge Cards

ONC offers unique and exciting events and opportunities for youth to connect with the ocean.

Annual Events

Resources that help educators integrate ocean intelligence into curriculum. 

Educator Professional Development

Thousands of young people across Canada are taking on the challenge as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science.


#OceanDecade Challenge

Youth Programs K-12

Coastal & deep-sea marine science courses & resources developed with universities, colleges & community groups.



This course focuses on topics involving human impacts on the ocean that are of particular relevance to society. 

Understanding the Oceans Course

Introduction to marine sensor technology including underwater cabled observatories & shore-based coastal weather stations.

Instrument Technology Course

Our valued citizen scientist community shares and contributes to data monitoring and collection programs.


Test your fish knowledge in this six minute video.

Fish ID Challenge

Dive with us 2,300 metres below sea level at the Main Endeavour field.

Wiring the Abyss: Lab Activity

Meet the Pacific Ocean’s deepest ocean dwellers using ONC’s underwater observatories and video footage.

Biodiversity in the Deep Sea

Play our ocean science observation game where volunteers help analyse ONC’s deep-sea videos.

Digital Fishers

Citizen Science Resources

Post Secondary Education

Learning

ONC’s interactive presentations are aligned with the British Columbia public school curriculum and are designed and delivered by our team of BC certified teachers. We look forward to helping middle or high school students dive into ocean science, Indigenous knowledge and data that helps us know the ocean.